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Every legend has an origin, and Nolan's origin is a doozy. Youngest of six, depression era parents from a tiny town no one ever heard of. Like a page out of the Humble Beginnings playbook. But how did he get that arm? Legend has it, every night Nolan's dad would wake him up at one in the morning and they'd hand deliver over 1,500 papers across the entire city. Every day, four hours a day for six years straight. Okay, the fact is he actually drove a car for his paper route, but Nolan wouldn't mind us stretching the truth a little, would he? The Houston folks used to say, well Nolan Ryan developed his
arm from throwing The Post
arm from throwing The Post
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Every legend has an origin,
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and Nolan's origin is a doozy.
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Youngest of six,
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depression era parents
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from a tiny town
no one ever heard of.
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Like a page out of the
Humble Beginnings playbook.
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But how did he get that arm?
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Legend has it, every
night Nolan's dad
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would wake him up at
one in the morning
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and they'd hand deliver
over 1,500 papers
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across the entire city.
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Every day, four hours a
day for six years straight.
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Okay, the fact is he
actually drove a car
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for his paper route,
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but Nolan wouldn't mind us
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stretching the truth a little,
would he?
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The Houston folks used to say,
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well Nolan Ryan developed his
arm from throwing The Post.
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Movie Summary
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texa...
