It was the spring of 1947 and a new, young baseball player had shown up in Yankee stadium. He was a catcher; however, no one ever looked less like an athlete than this guy. Fans and sports writers wondered if the Yankee organization had lost its mind (see its not just the current front office).
He was a little strange looking - short, squat, rotund and clumsy. They made fun of the way he walked, and the way he looked with a catcher's mask on. He swung at bad pitches, had problems behind the plate, and his throwing was wild. He was criticized and laughed at, but he would not quit. He was determined to stay with it.
This young man worked hard to overcome his shortcomings as a catcher; he spent extra hours in the batting cage; he studied rival hitters, until he knew their every weakness, and eventually turned the table of public opinion. He won the respect of his teammates, and the admiration of the opposing teams. He was to become one of America's most loveable personalities.
When This man retired, he had played on fourteen pennant winning teams; he had hit 358 home runs, had made the all-star team numerous times, was voted the League's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 3 times, and he had set 18 world series records. He had become so popular they named a cartoon after him.
Today you know him as Yogi Berra.
He had the determination! He ran the good race and fought the good fight.
May we also, as God's followers, fight the good fight.
Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called. (1 Timothy 6:12a)
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