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TEAMWORK
LESSON: The Superstar That Never Was
Possibly one of the greatest baseball players ever born into this world was Jonathan Miguel from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Jonathan had the physical size, talent, drive, determination, and work ethic to be a zillionaire in Major League Baseball. His brain type and body type were tailor-made for the big leagues. His genetic predisposition was perfect. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the world, his parents weren’t willing to sacrifice and do what it took to raise athletic royalty.
Jonathan grew up witnessing less talented boys from his small Caribbean island make it to the big show. Sadly, this superstar never saw the bright lights of a big league baseball stadium. He never played in an official little league game.
Jonathan was born into a family with no interest in sports. His father said dreaming of a career in sports wasn’t practical. His mother wasn’t any better. Her reoccurring answer to his pleas was always the same. “Jonathan, no one from our family ever made it big at anything. We’re just simple people, nothing more.” Neither parent shared his dream.
Like most families from his island, they were dirt poor. Jonathan’s father drove a cab and worked at the local bakery. Each day his mom babysat the neighborhood children along with Jonathan and his three sisters. Jonathan now 28 years old drives a cab in Santo Domingo. His car radio is always glued to the local sports channel. He drives the city streets in a dreamlike state imagining what it would have been like to have gotten his shot at baseball. Most nights he can be found parked by one of the dozens of local little league baseball diamonds. He grabs a seat on the bleachers watching the privileged kids, as he waits for the call to his next destination.
Parents, without your commitment to becoming educated in the process, your little superstar doesn’t have a chance.
“COACHES AND TRAINERS WILL COME AND GO. THE FAMILY IS A ‘LIFELONG’ TEAM.”
