#598: Sermon on the Mound

Have you heard about the sermon on the MOUND?

Baseball manager Tommy Lasorda visited the pitcher’s mound to speak to his young, skinny pitcher who was getting shelled. He looked into his eyes and said, “I don’t see a scared, timid kid. I see a fighter. From now on, your name will be ‘Bulldog.’”

The name of the pitcher was Orel Hershiser, and he would go on to win the Cy Young award as the best pitcher in the National League. To this day, Hershiser credits his turnaround with what he calls Lasorda’s “Sermon on the Mound.”

Words from a mentor are powerful tools in growing confident young men.

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