Boone Family Priorities - Part 2
April 12, 2004 |
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Transcript
Safeco field was the site of the 2001 All-Star game. One Mariner who was in the first Seattle All-Star game in 1979 at the Kingdome was second baseman Bret Boone. He was ten-years-old and with his dad, starting catcher Bob, who was chosen to start in that game. Pitcher Tug McGraw taught young Bret to shag flies behind his back and entertain the crowd during batting practice. But it was Brett’s dad who taught Brett how to act, how to do his job and be professional. Brett says, "there was one more thing he taught me. Whenever you come out of the clubhouse, baseball is over!" Today, there are more working moms and dads with demanding jobs that require longer hours than ever before. That means there are more parents with the challenge of fully re-entering the family without the competition of work. The most important legacy of the Boone family turns out not to be a baseball legacy, but a priority legacy. The job was left at the stadium and family was the priority. This was the message modeled for Bob Boone’s three boys. Hey, when your work-day finishes, do you really leave your job behind? |
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