Distracted The story was told about Yogi Berra, the great catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, baseball’s all-time home-run king. The story goes that as Aaron came to bat in the All-Star Game one time, Berra was doing all he could to distract the great slugger. Berra was a chatterbox behind the plate who was always trying to distract the hitters, so he said to Aaron, “Hey Hank, you’re holding your bat the wrong way. You should have the label turned up so you can read it.” But Aaron ignored Berra and said nothing. Yogi wouldn’t give up, however. “Hank, I’m telling you, you’re holding the bat the wrong way. The label should be turned where you can read it.” But still Aaron said nothing. After this had gone on for several pitches, Aaron suddenly hit the next pitch out of the park for a home run. As he crossed home plate, he said to Berra, “Yogi, I came up here to hit, not to read.” You and I need to know why we are here. We need to say, “I came here to hit home runs.” Don’t let other people distract you from your calling, or you’ll be standing at home plate messing with the bat instead of swinging for the fences.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:02:08 +0000
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