Men at Work - Christian Callaghan

Men at Work is all about what makes a baseball figure a great player and how the different attributes they have received from both inside and outside of the sport contribute to their success. This book was an eye opening experience not only into the world of baseball but also into how we can apply the lessons learned from George F. Will into our own lives. What I mean by that is what is typically the things that you would expect to help a baseball player not all of them have. Which proves to us that not all of need to be the most intellectual, physically fit or best in our field to achieve something great and be considered one of the best of all time. 

One example that the book gives is through Tony Gwynn, who was a generational batter who had great success in professional baseball. However, Gwynn was not a typical hitter who had pure strength that could blow the baseball into the water behind the park but he was an intellectual hitter. Instead of relying on being the most physically able player, her relied on how he approached the game through the brain. He would line up on the ball, technically a hit, to benefit his team. He would hone his confidence in making perfect contact with the ball, which could result in much better results than if he were just flexing his muscles at the ball. The discipline that he brought to the sport was awe inspiring and practical. Furthermore, he faced a deep level of adversity, being in a white dominated sport, often receiving hate from people in the crowd, further emphasizing his ability to play the sport of baseball.

We can take the lessons from Gwynn and apply them to our lives, and how we do not need to be super soldiers to make a difference in the world. That does not mean we do not want to strive for perfection in all definitions of the term, but it does mean being able to sacrifice a few natural abilities for greatness.