Harmon Killibrew

Athlete: 
Harmon Killibrew
Team: 
Minnesota Twins
Date: 
03/31/2010
Gender: 
Male
Description: 

Baseball Hall of Famer on Self-Control

Focus: 

Self Control – Choosing to do what you should do, not what you want to do.

Print Body: 

Harmon Killibrew is considered one of baseball’s greatest players. A 22-year major league career, he was second only to Babe Ruth in American League home runs and retired as the career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter (the record has since been broken). He is now a coach for the Minnesota Twins teaching young kids the game and giving them advice that his father gave him. “Don’t get upset when you fail and don’t get too high when you do well. A baseball season is 162 games and if you took it in small segments you would never do well. Look at the big picture and trust in what God has planned for you.”

Verse: 

“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”
1 Peter 5:8 NIV

Action Point: 

What is it that most often causes you to lose self-control? Ask a trusted friend to help you regain control in this area.