My favorite player is….
All through my youth, I have always loved sports. My cousins and I would get up early in the morning and play baseball from sun up to sun down. It was all we did during the summer. In the winter it was football and in the spring it was basketball. We stayed as active as we could be. We would even collect baseball cards and play baseball with the cards. We would cut out little bases, tape up a minature ball and use a pencil as the bat. We would place the baseball cards in the appropriate positons. We would set our batting order with the cards and just played baseball. I know it sounds ludacris, but that was how passionate we were with sports. It makes me laugh just thingking about it now.
My first baseball game I ever attended was when we lived in Cincinati and I got to see the Reds play. Of course, I was so gung ho for Peter Edward Rose and Johnny Bench. Pete Rose was my favorite player of all-time. I would only watch a baseball game if Pete Rose was playing. I tried to copy everything he did from his batting stance, his hustle and of course his sliding head first into bases. I dreamed of being the next Pete Rose.
Today, I am not so sure if it is considered wise to be saying that Pete Rose was your favorite player. We all know about the being banned from baseball for betting. We all know about his conduct away from baseball. It is real easy to come to the conclusion that Pete Rose may not the best role model or hero for someone to emulate. I do agree with that statement. However, I only wanted to emulate the baseball player Pete Rose, not the everyday person that is Pete Rose. It is difficult enough being Bob Lujano, why would I want to try to be someone else in day to day living. My own struggles are enough for me to try to deal without wanting to handle somebody elses. Besides, my favorite people growing up are my Dad, my sister and my Grandmother Hope. Those are the people I try to emulate in everyday life. Not to mention I still adhere to God’s word when Christ says”Be perfect like your heavenly father is perfect.” (Math 5:8). These are my favorite players. This is how I have been raised. No, I will not ever claim to be perfect. I am thankful that I am not, but my effort in trying to be the best person that I can be will be perfect. Perfect in the sense that I will keep trying, that I will be relentless in my effort. What is my effort or goal? To be of service to all brothers and sisters. This is my passion! This is what I get up out of bed for! This is what I think about when I am trying to sleep or as I prepare to go to work. How can I be of better service to people?
People that do this already, they are and should be all our favorite players, the fire department, police officers, soldiers, doctors, nurses, clergy and all people who live their lives in service to others. These are the true heroes, the MVP’s of our society.
Use everythig you have, Take Care & God bless