Thank you NetGalley and Hachette Books for the advanced digital copy. I'm going to keep this short and simple. This book easily slides into my top 5 baseball books of all-time. What an absolute classic from Andy McCullough. I must admit, I am a huge fan of Andy's work, and this did not disappoint. The book is well written, it flows, and it has tremendous amounts of detail. All the Kershaw stories are fantastic and gives an insight into not only how he operates but how others view him as well. I highly, highly recommend reading this as soon as it is released. 4.7/5.0

This was a great book telling the life of a great person. It was very inspiring and I would highly recommend this book to everyone!

When you hear Kershaw, you hear the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a Dodgers' fan, it warms my heart. As a baseball fan, it always made me wonder if this decision to stay with one team was definite or something battled. This book was the insight I craved, despite not liking the answer too much.

Throughout my journey of reading, Kershaw became less of a baseball legend, and more of a human. This sounds silly out loud, but it's hard to connect the two when you grow up watching 4-6 games a week in a major stadium or in front of a television screen. I appreciate McCullough's dedication to giving us the honest and real version of Kershaw and his accomplishments along with his failures. This is what I held the most nerves over when approved for the copy, but I truly believe that's what sets this book a part from so many others.

Baseball is both beautiful in its triumphs and ugly in its setbacks, but this is what allows fans to hold so much dedication to the sport. Seeing we're not so different from Kershaw in this thought process allowed for even more of a connection than we get from simply watching. McCullough thoroughly portrayed this feeling in an impressive and crucial manner through his writing style and voice. Sometimes it even felt like I was watching the games all over again with my heart beat above 100 and my ears ringing of excitement.

Furthermore, the inclusion of so many other names was riveting and kept the story alive. Of course Clayton Kershaw reigns the purpose of this book, but having quotes from past and present teammates, family members, and fans alike made the writing that much more significant. It was a wonderful sentiment to have background from all perspectives, and I am happy to have this book's details in my arsenal of fun facts.

I will be purchasing a physical copy when released. Hopefully (and with major amounts of luck) to be signed at a spring training event.

A great read if you want the inside scoop into one of the greatest pitchers of this generation. Andy McCullough charts Kershaw’s life from elementary school to the present without sparing any details. You get a behind the scenes look at his upbringing, internal struggles, motivations, family dynamics, teammate and coaches relationship along with his greatest failures and triumphs. If you are a Dodgers fan particularly interested in the last 20 years of the team, you’ll devour this book. But even a casual baseball fan will appreciate what it has to offer.