Through a friend’s Facebook post, I came across this series of videos called “I Am Second.” This one features Tony Dungy. I’ll be posting these for the next little while…
How do you respond to disappointments in life? What is most important to you?
I came across this story from Don Miller’s blog, which I follow regularly, and was so encouraged I wanted to pass it on. It’s a story about humility, loss, and grace in a moment when things could have gotten really ugly. Detroit pitcher Armondo Gallaraga was one out away from a perfect game, when umpire Jim Joyce called the last play of the game safe. Joyce later saw on replays that he was wrong, and he had cost Gallaraga what would have been only the 21st perfect game in baseball history.
What happened next was unheard of in the game of baseball; Joyce apologized. And Gallaraga responded with poise and grace. Have a look at Joyce’s take on it, in an interview on the Today show. It takes about four minutes, and you need to watch it to the end:
What grabs you from this video? What does this story say about the difficult work of building character? What does it cost and what do we gain?
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