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It was one of the worst things that had happened in our lives
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Facing Nolan

It was one of the worst thingsthat had happened in our lives

It was one of the worst things
that had happened in our lives

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It was one of the worst things that had happened in our lives.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:13
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
The Ranch Productions

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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...
It was May the ninth of 1979. - Facing Nolan 00:05
It was May the ninth of 1979.
I was out in the yard with the two and three-year-old - Facing Nolan 00:07
I was out in the yard with the two and three-year-old
And so he was running back to our yard. - Facing Nolan 00:04
And so he was running back to our yard.
Of course, he didn't look, and this girl turned the corner - Facing Nolan 00:08
Of course, he didn't look, and this girl turned the cor...
Reed said, "Mom, am I gonna die?" - Facing Nolan 00:06
Reed said, "Mom, am I gonna die?"
I called the ballpark in Boston - Facing Nolan 00:05
I called the ballpark in Boston
When I heard Nolan's voice, - Facing Nolan 00:05
When I heard Nolan's voice,
And I was like, hah, you know, - Facing Nolan 00:05
And I was like, hah, you know,
He lost a kidney and... - Facing Nolan 00:05
He lost a kidney and...
He lost spleen, - Facing Nolan 00:06
He lost spleen,
I left that experience feeling blessed to be alive, - Facing Nolan 00:08
I left that experience feeling blessed to be alive,
Really, from that moment on, - Facing Nolan 00:07
Really, from that moment on,
That kinda reaffirmed my feelings - Facing Nolan 00:07
That kinda reaffirmed my feelings
When we left Anaheim for the last time, - Facing Nolan 00:12
When we left Anaheim for the last time,
And so Reed and I could crawl back and forth - Facing Nolan 00:11
And so Reed and I could crawl back and forth
Wanting to come home - Facing Nolan 00:07
Wanting to come home
During contract negotiations in 79, - Facing Nolan 00:47
During contract negotiations in 79,
Nolan signed a free-agent contract - Facing Nolan 00:27
Nolan signed a free-agent contract
But I think because it was Nolan Ryan, - Facing Nolan 00:13
But I think because it was Nolan Ryan,
When I first got here in 75, - Facing Nolan 00:04
When I first got here in 75,