âThe incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealedâŠ. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.â âWall Street Journal
âLeavy has hit it out of the parkâŠA lot more than a biography. Itâs a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this heroâs self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory⊠a remarkably rich portrait.â â Time
The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgersâ pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and thenâjust as quicklyâinto self-imposed exile.