Hall of Famer Rod Carew famously said, “When you’ve learned to believe in yourself, there’s no telling how good a player you can be.” Whether he realized it or not, Carew was synthesizing an important truth about an essential component to elite performance: confidence. It’s a simple
Becoming a God For one week in late May 2002, Shawn Green was a god. It began in unassuming fashion for Green, an outfielder whose smooth swing and lean, 6'4" frame generated surprising power over a 14-year career that included three 40+ home run seasons. It started
Gleyber’s Smile On February 17th, 2025, a sunny day in Florida, Gleyber Torres walked into the Detroit Tigers Spring Training complex for the first time. As I watched the video on social media, two things jumped out: His incredible beard, and that he looked genuinely happy. These observations were
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