Ted Williams was born to hit baseballs. He was the last man have a batting average of .400. He hit a home run in his last at bat in his final game. He is a legend in baseball.
Ted was once asked to help coach a rookie who had just arrived from the minors. Williams stood at the batting cage and watched the newbie fan at a few 95 mph fastballs.
"Hey kid," the pro called out. "Just watch the stitches."
"Huh?" the kid replied.
"Just watch the stitches," Williams repeated.
"What stitches?" the rookie asked, bewildered.
"On the baseball!" Williams exclaimed, and then proceeded to give a detailed description of how the rotation of the stitches influenced how the ball behaves between the pitching mound and home plate.
Then the rookie asked incredulously, "You can see the stitches?"
Most baseball players say that a 95 mph fastball coming in from the mound to the plate is a blur the first 10 feet after it leaves the pitcher's hand; for the other 50 feet 6 inches, they say that it is practically invisible!
Yet Ted Williams was serious about his advice to "watch the stitches."
Why would he give that young ball player such bad advice? Because he thought everyone could see the stitches on a 95 mph fastball!
He was not even aware of his talent. His teammates asked him on one occasion what else he could see on the baseball. He replied, "On a good day I can read the commissioner's signature."
I believe that every human being is born with a special gift to do something that no one else can do. Have you discovered what you are born to do yet? When you find that out, you will be on the path to the greatest adventure a person can live.
I believe you will find it.
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