Andy Neary tells how Mariano Rivera's grip shifted 6 inches, accidentally creating the cut fastball that defined his career. One small change transformed everything. The lesson: during the pandemic, you can shift your mindset too, see hardship as opportunity, and become your best self.
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Alright, so I want to share the story of Mariano Rivera because I think it can teach a really important lesson. If you're unfamiliar with who he is, hands down, the greatest pitcher the game of baseball has ever seen, shout out to the Yankee fans out there. But here's what's interesting about his story.
When he was coming up to the.
New York Yankees organization, he was really good, but I wouldn't say he was hall of Fame great.
And somewhere in his second or third.
Season, while playing catch with a teammate before a regular season game, Mariano noticed something really strange about his throws. Every time he went to throw the baseball, it would move laterally about 6 inches.
In fact, it was moving so much, his teammate was getting angry with him because he couldn't catch the ball.
And after about four or five of.
Those throws, Rivera looked down at the.
Baseball and he noticed that his grip had shifted ever so slightly on the baseball.
And it was in that moment he discovered the cut fastball. And that one pitch allowed him to.
Become the greatest pitcher the game of baseball has ever seen.
He had one pitch. Imagine stepping up to the plate, knowing.
Exactly what he was gonna throw at you, and you had no chance. All because of one shift of his fingers.
Why do I share that right now?
Because you may find yourself in a situation that's unfamiliar right now, that's uncomfortable.
That you're unhappy about.
And you have two choices.
You can view what we're going through as a pandemic, as a tragedy, as.
Hopeless, or you can view it as opportunity. And my advice is to make that mindset shift, to view it as opportunity. View it as the opportunity to spend.
More time with your family like you are.
View it as the opportunity to be grateful for the little things like a.
Walk at night so you can enjoy the sunset.
If you lost your job, work on yourself right now to build that foundation so you can go after the job of your dreams, the career of your dreams. Listen, guys, the rules for the rest of our lives just changed.
And all it's going to take for you to take advantage of this moment is to shift your mindset. For Rivera, it was a shift of his fingers that made him the greatest pitcher we have ever seen. What are you going to do to shift your mindset so that you can become the greatest version of yourself you have ever seen? Give that some thought, roll it around and take the time to figure out how you can view this moment in.
