I
I FOUND
I FOUND OUT ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. THESE GIRLS, I DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH THEY ARE ABLE TO DREAM
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT A BIT.
I BECAME KIND OF A SURROGATE
FATHER TO MANY OF THE GIRLS.
MY DREAM FOR THEM IS THAT YOU
CAN BECOME ANYTHING YOU WANT IN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. YOU
LIFE. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CAPTURE
ALL OF YOUR DREAMS, BUT YOU CAN
ACHIEVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF
SUCCESS IF YOU ARE PERSISTENT
AND PATIENT AND WILLING TO FAIL.
THEY LIKED THAT.
I SAID DON'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY
THAT TELLS YOU, YOU CAN'T.
WE HEAR THAT A LOT.
>> YOU SHARED THE MESSAGE AND
THINGS WAS FAITH AND ALSO DOING
SERVICE PROJECT AND BUILDING
HOMES FOR THESE PEOPLE?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE CONTINUED TO
DO.
DO.
DO. THROUGH CSI CHRISTIAN SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL AND THAT GOT ME
DOWN THERE FIRST OF ALL SCOUTING
A MISSION TRIP WITH MARK, WHO
WAS A DIRECTOR OF SERVICE.
THERE WAS A TICKET AVAILABLE
BECAUSE ONE OF THE PROFESSORS
COULDN'T GO OUT AND THE
PRESIDENT ASKED ME IF I WANTED
TO TAKE IT.
FOUR DAY AND ALL EXPENSES PAID
AND ON WEDNESDAY.
I SAID WHEN YOU ARE GOING?
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. I WILL BE HONEST I KNEW IT WAS
IN THE CARIBBEAN BUT I HAD TO
LOOK TO SEE WHERE IT WAS.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN BACK, HOW MANY?
>> 28 TIMES.
N2016 WAS THE LAST TRIP.
>> MANY WOULD ENSUE.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE STORY.
YOU WERE APPROACHED OF TAKING
THE REIGNS, AND FOLKS THAT WOULD
MEAN GIVING UP BASEMENT.
RUNNING IS LIKE SIN NONE MUS.
YOU WERE READY TO TURN THAT DOWN
AND I READ IT EARLY THIS WEEK.
FROM THE PRESIDENT TO YOUR WIFE
GAYLE.
GAYLE.
GAYLE. THEY SAID THE FACT THAT YOU WERE
THEY SAID BASEBALL IS NOT YOUR
ONLY PASSION.
ONLY PASSION. >> THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME.
WHEN I.
WHEN I.
WHEN I. I
WHEN I. I STRUGGLE WOULD OVER A MONTH.
THE PRESIDENT WAS GOOD AT THAT.
I CAME BACK OUT AND I WAS A MESS
AND I WENT DOWN IN THE SPRING
TWO MORE WEEK AND I THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
CONTINUE TO DO.
AND I CAME BACK AND THE
PRESIDENT ASKED ME TO BE THE
DIRECTOR OF SERVICE LEARNING.
I WAS GREATEST AND HUMBLED BY
THAT THAT HE COULD THINK OF ME.
THERE IS IT ONE CATCH, YOU HAVE
TO RESIGN BASEBALL.
THIS IS IT A FULL- TIME
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION AND YOU
CAN'T COACH BASEBALL.
THAT WAS LIKE A PUNCH IN THE
GUT.
GUT.
GUT. THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT ME TO THE
COLLEGE TO COACH BASEBALL.
FOLLOW IT AND WENT TO PG.
THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO
DO.
DO.
DO. THINGS WERE GOOD.
OUR TEAM WAS GOOD.
FAMILY, AND THREE DAUGHTERS WERE
GROWING UP AND DOING VERY WELL
AND LIFE WAS GOOD.
PERHAPS TOO COMFORTABLE.
>> YOU SAID THAT.
>> MAYBE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT
TOO MUCH COMFORT THERE WHICH TO
ME REITERATES IT STARTED WITH
HAPPENSTANCE.
HAPPENSTANCE. WHEN YOU READ THROUGH THE BOOK,
CRAIG, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY
MIND IT WAS A GOD THING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND PART OF THAT WAS YOU
HAVING TO MAKE THE DECISION AND
PULL THE TRIGGER ON SOMETHING.
>> I ASKED THE PRESIDENT.
IT WAS AFTER THE SABBATICAL WHEN
MY LIFE WAS STARTING TO CHANGE.
I CAME BACK AND I WAS KIND OF
A MESS.
A MESS.
A MESS. NOT THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO COME
BACK HOME, BUT I MISSED WHAT I
WAS DOING.
WAS DOING. I WAS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
THEIR LIVE AND THEY WERE IN
MINE.
MINE.
MINE. I
MINE. I CAME BACK -- NOT THAT I DIDN'T
LIVE MY JOB.
I CAME BACK FROM THE BEAUTIFUL
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. IT IS COLD, DARK AND GRAY AND
ALL CONCRETE AND SITTING IN MY
OFFICE, LOOKING AT THAT CLOCK
BEHIND ME OF JAMAICA.
I GOT THAT FROM THE TEACHERS
WHEN I LEFT AND WONDERING WHAT
CLASS WOULD I BE IN RIGHT NOW?
AND WHAT WOULD WE BE DOING.
I WAS MISERABLE
>> I REVISITED THE CONVERSATION
IN THE BOOK.
BUT WE ARE SHORT ON TIME.
RECOUNT THE CONVERSATION
INCLUDING THE WORDS THAT WOULD
BE THE TITLE OF THE BOOK.
YOU WERE TOLD YOU NEED TO GET
DOWN THERE AND DO WHAT YOU DO
BEST.
BEST.
BEST. HE
BEST. HE SAID YOU NEED TO GET IN THE
SCHOOL AND TEACH AND DO WHAT YOU
DO BEST.
DO BEST.
DO BEST. THAT HIT ME.
THOSE TWO COMMENTS THAT HE MADE
TO ME.
TO ME.
TO ME. IF
TO ME. IF BASEBALL WAS YOUR ONLY
PASSION THIS WOULD NOT BE
A DIFFICULTDITION.
A DIFFICULTDITION. I THOUGHT ABOUT THE TIDAL OF THE
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. YOU
BOOK. YOU REQUEST HELP ON MANY
DIFFERENTING LEVELS.
DIFFERENTING LEVELS. WHAT WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO
IMPACT.
IMPACT.
IMPACT. I
IMPACT. I AM DONE.
I COULD.
I COULD.
I COULD. >>>>> ON.
>>>>> ON.
>>>>> ON. >> IT IS A SPACEINATING STUFF.
DO WHAT YOU DO BEST.
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