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What most people don’t know about my pro baseball career. #mlb #mindset #discipline #habits

7 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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A short first-person reflection by Andy Neary on his professional baseball career. Neary explains that, contrary to the 'underdog success' narrative, he believes he did not reach his full potential in pro baseball because he abandoned the habits, rituals, and discipline that had made him successful earlier, instead seeking to fit in with teammates and peers.

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When I talk about my pro baseball career, a lot of people are actually shocked the way I talk about it. They think my story is somebody who overcame a bunch of odds. 5 foot 9 pitcher who didn't throw overly hard, and here I am with a chance to pitch in the Milwaukee brewers organization. I know that's how the story sounds, but I'll be honest. The reality is it's a story of an athlete who did not live up to his full potential. And because when I got to pro baseball, I just wanted to fit in. I got away from the habits and the rituals and the discipline that I used in high school and college to have a ton of success because all. All I wanted to do is fit in. I was. I was being impacted by the people I was surrounding myself with. And truth be told, I did not live up to my full potential in pro baseball. Now, did I have what it took to make it all the way to play for the Milwaukee brewers in Miller Park? I have no idea. The odds say that I probably didn't, but I look back and say, you know what? I don't know. Because I did not live up to my full potential.