Initially, when I was younger, my mom’s best friend hosted baseball players for the town team that we had during the summer; since I loved baseball my mom wanted us to start hosting players as well. So happens to be, Andrew was the first player that we had. He came into my life when I was nine years old when my parents told me that we had to pick up a “gift” at the airport. Well, when he started to walk down towards us, my dad says to me “here’s your gift, he was too tall to put into a shipping box, so he had to …show more content…
Meeting Andrew was one of the best outcomes on my life today. Always being a family oriented guy, being involved in sports, and always being there for me is what makes him my role model today. He continues to inspire me because even though he has some failures in life, he always gets right back up and tries again, even more determined than before. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”-Yogi Berra. This quote really shows Andrew’s perseverance in baseball and life. When he sees opportunities, he takes them, and does it to the best of his ability. His work ethics and mind set encourage me to always give my all, to set goals and reach them. With him in the back of my mind, I will never give up on anything. Andrew Albers is my true role