Alex Rodriguez had a legendary MLB career that many can only dream of. Rodriguez achieved almost everything in his baseball career, which includes multiple individual achievements and a championship with the New York Yankees. Despite being so successful, he has always been vocal about his failures on and off the field, which many players avoid talking about.
In the latest conversation, the former pro baseballer talked about him being the fifth on the most strikeout list in MLB history. He focused on the lessons from the low points of his life and gave a talk about enjoying failures!
Alex Rodriguez maintained never giving up attitude to bounce back from failures
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For Alex Rodriguez, every failure is a lesson that brings an opportunity of getting better. In the latest conversation, the legend opened up about his comeback from the PED suspension, overcoming poor form, and his divorce. George Khalife shared a video of the player’s conversation with the audience.
A part of the caption of the post read, “It was great to hear Alex’s perspective on overcoming failure as an athlete and personally in life (he talked openly about his use of performance-enhancing drugs as well as going through divorce – both of which were the low points in his life). A great reminder that being successful at your craft relies a lot on being strong mentally. Attitude = altitude”
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In the video, Rodriguez spoke at length about his approach during failures. Comparing it to the baseball game, he shared the best way possible is to take every inning as a chance to do something. When it’s the 11th time, those past ten events will lose influence and 90 percent of the competition has already ended. With the rest players not at your level, the enjoyment will come, and the fear of failure will die! This tip certainly has helped the player who made his name during his playing days.
When A-Rod’s career could have ended in 2009 itself
A-Rod is a synonym for success, and his MLB career reflects that. But one chapter which certainly made a negative impact on his career was his PED suspension. For many, it resembled an end, but he made a comeback. He then played till 2016 and finished with 2096 RBIs, an OPS of 0.930 at an average of 0.295. He not only silenced his critics but proved that there is never an end until you work hard.
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