Josh Hamilton’s Wild Ride
January 29, 2008 – 8:02 am Posted by bryan in » Christianity, Sports Media
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The Dallas News has a riveting piece on Texas Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton, and the hard journey that has led him to God. This guy tried pretty hard to throw away some amazing God-given talents, but apparently God had other plans.
Worth a few minutes to read the whole thing if you have the time. I especially like this quote from Josh’s wife Katie,
“God told me he was going to give Josh baseball back, but it wasn’t going to be for baseball…It was going to be for something much bigger. He was going to give Josh a platform to help others. He is the most beautiful choreographer. It’s not by accident that all the things that have happened in our lives have happened.”
(H/T: reader Aaron Lewis)
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5 Responses to “Josh Hamilton’s Wild Ride”
By Mike on Jan 29, 2008 | Reply
Man, as a Reds fan, I hated to see this guy go! His faith and his comeback are awe inspiring. I’ll always be a Josh Hamilton fan, no matter what uniform he’s wearing.
By Geof F. Morris on Jan 29, 2008 | Reply
I’m surprised that they didn’t consider the scariest moment for Hamilton last year—when the Reds fired Jerry Narron, and everyone in Cincinnati feared that Josh would fall off the wagon as a result.
Like Mike, I hated to see Hamilton go, but I’m not sure that he’s going to be a long-term success in the bigs. But he does seem like he’s going to be a successful human being and a man of faith, and that’s far more important.
By David on Jul 15, 2008 | Reply
A pretty good piece on the faith of Hamilton can be found here:
http://redletterbelievers.blogspot.com/2008/07/swinging-for-fences-josh-hamilton-turns.html