We The People R.A. Dickey – Knuckleballs, Grace & the Power of Redemption | WTP Ep. 12
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Apr 30, 2025 
R.A. Dickey, a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Cy Young Award winner, shares his remarkable journey from a troubled childhood to baseball stardom. He discusses how writing his memoir became a transformative act of faith and vulnerability. Dickey reveals how mastering the knuckleball symbolized his surrender to life's uncertainties. He also reflects on relationships that kept him afloat during dark times and the meaningful lessons learned about resilience, redemption, and living with purpose beyond success.
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Writing As Obedience And Healing
- R.A. Dickey wrote Wherever I Wind Up as an act of obedience after years of resisting the pain of revisiting abuse.
- He used diary entries from adolescence to process trauma and make the memoir raw but therapeutically honest.
Vulnerability Builds A Platform For Hope
- Publishing his story felt terrifying but created a platform to share hope beyond baseball.
- The book's aim was to help others grow, not to celebrate athletic success.
No UCL Found After Baseball America Photo
- Doctors discovered R.A. lacked a UCL after a photo on Baseball America prompted MRIs and national medical interest.
- The Texas Rangers revoked his signing bonus and labeled him "damaged goods," deepening old wounds.
