Emphasis Preaching Journal

In The Hero's Life, author Richard Ben Cramer acknowledges that Joe DiMaggio was one of the most skilled baseball players of all time. Yet he was immediately spoiled by the trappings of his athletic success. People viewed him as a hero because of his on-the-field performance. Off the field, however, much of his interest in others consisted in what they could do for him. And that makes for a sad biography.