What's Your Red Rubber Ball?
 |
By
Kevin Carroll |
[From
Publishers Weekly]
What is it that
excites you, makes
you smile and fuels
your dreams? This is
the question author
Kevin Carroll urges
children to
contemplate in his
new inspirational
workbook, What’s
Your Red Rubber
Ball?!: Discover
Your Inspiration and
Chase It for a
Lifetime,
co-published by
Disney Press and
ESPN Books. The
book, which contains
fold-outs, journal
pages and
self-discovery
activities and
features red rubber
texturing on its
cover, lands this
month with a
100,000-copy first
printing. 
The
genesis of the title
is an actual ball
that Carroll played
with as a boy, which
helped him discover
his athletic ability
and a passion for
sports. That ball
fueled Carroll’s
personal and
professional dreams
and, he insists, “it
saved my life.” Born
in a Philadelphia
suburb in 1958, he,
along with his two
brothers, movedin
with their
grandparents after
their parents
abandoned them. The
local playground
became what he calls
“my sanctuary—a
magical environment
where my worries,
shame and low
self-esteem
disappeared.”
During 10 years
of active duty in
the Air Force,
Carroll spent a good
deal of time playing
soccer. He went on
to study sports
medicine and worked
as an athletic
trainer for high
school and college
athletic teams,
eventually becoming
the head trainer for
the Philadelphia
76ers. He then went
to work for Nike,
where he was
responsible for
inspiring employees.
“It was my job to
push their
creativity and
potential to the
limit,” he says.
You can buy this book from
Amazon
where it is selling for $13.59 which is a 32% saving on the list price
of $19.99.
