March 10, 2009
Manny Becoming Manny
A new book on Manny Ramirez hits the stands today, Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger
. The Boston Globe spoke to one of the authors. I found this interesting:
Q. If you had to diagnose him, what would you say?
A. Well, he has an incredible ability to focus and get into a flow state, which transcends the known world. He's fundamentally a very shy person and experiences a high level of social anxiety. It's like the whole world is conspiring to take him out of his flow state. Also, there's a degree of narcissism. That can't be denied.
I have a cousin who plays accordion. She competed when she was young at the state and national level and did very well. I've seen her in the flow state. She would just rest her head on the instrument and play, almost in a trance. I guess Bostonians should have just gone with the flow.
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