Want to know what I consider a TRUE professional? Imagine someone being professional enough to sway my desire to be part of something I never really liked... BASEBALL.
I am a football fan, through and through. This is what I would have said 3 years ago and before. I find football to be a high-action, exciting sport which keeps me on the edge of my seat for 3 hours. I considered baseball boring and with no such excitement. The pace was too slow. It was just not enjoyable to watch.
Then came one post season where I watched Mariano Rivera close a game. It was early in his career and he was in his prime. I have to say I have never seen anyone be such a professional at what he does in the field of sports. I'm talking about all of the all-time greats in ANY sport. Watching Mo go to work on the mound was like watching a skilled surgeon doing a most delicate procedure or watching a bomb specialist successfully diffuse a bomb. There are literally no words to describe it. I felt glued to the TV set and was actually disappointed that the game was over when he got the save at the end.
From that moment on, I became a fan of baseball and found the games just as exciting. I found myself down when the season was over and, weirdly enough, found myself less interested in football.
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