I have never drank or done drugs or used tobacco in my life. This was a result of seeing a lot of bad stuff in my family and at school, as well as on tv as a kid. Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry getting in trouble and falling off their career path for doing coke was a cautionary tale in the late 80's when I was just a little leaguer.
It was easy to see that even players who had it all could self destruct, and I just wanted to avoid that. I made a commitment to never let anything get in the way of my progress when I was 10 years old (1990) before I ever knew what straightedge was...I didn't even know about the punk rock angle until I was 15-16.
it was never trendy for me- I really wanted to succeed as a baseball player and that was the ultimate goal for me that led me to what I really wanted in life...as an 8 year old I saw success as:
cool house porsches and ferraris super hot wife
it was pretty simple that baseball was my best chance!
I have never drank or done drugs or used tobacco in my life. This was a result of seeing a lot of bad stuff in my family and at school, as well as on tv as a kid. Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry getting in trouble and falling off their career path for doing coke was a cautionary tale in the late 80's when I was just a little leaguer.
It was easy to see that even players who had it all could self destruct, and I just wanted to avoid that. I made a commitment to never let anything get in the way of my progress when I was 10 years old (1990) before I ever knew what straightedge was...I didn't even know about the punk rock angle until I was 15-16.
it was never trendy for me- I really wanted to succeed as a baseball player and that was the ultimate goal for me that led me to what I really wanted in life...as an 8 year old I saw success as:
cool house
porsches and ferraris
super hot wife
it was pretty simple that baseball was my best chance!