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(#11) Coach Mike Roberts: One of Baseball's Most Trusted Voices
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In the previous episode, 6a, we talked to Cory Gearrin a former major league pitcher who made a career out of beating the odds. In that chat, he credits one person with being at the right place, at the right time, with the right words that changed his life ... and that’s his Cape Cod League manager Mike Roberts.
So in this episode, we talk with Coach Roberts, the first person that taught Cory how to trust him and himself.
If you measure the worth of a person by their accomplishments, Coach Roberts has plenty -- a college ballplayer, drafted by the Royals, two decades as head baseball coach at North Carolina, manager of the Cotuit Kettleers, and not the least of which, father of Brian Roberts, a two-time major league All-Star.
But if you measure a person’s worth by the people they help, Coach Roberts is … in a class by himself. So what happens when a coach takes 20 minutes to talk to a 19-year-old kid he just met that changes his life forever?
Let’s find out and meet Mike Roberts, a coach revered for his baseball knowledge who teaches young men about life on and off the diamond.
These are Coach Roberts' lessons:
3:10 -- Coaching Pirates, Cape Cod's Cotuit Kettleers
4:18 -- 4 rules for every ballplayer
6:13 -- 1 unforgettable image of Cory Gearrin
9:28 -- 15 pitches and a life-changing conversation
11:11 -- "I beg you do not sign"
13:16 -- A risk worth taking
14:26 -- What HOF Coach Dean Smith taught me
17:53 -- 20 minutes of listening
21:51 -- I'll take the blame
25:55 -- How to get ballplayers to believe in themselves
33:10 -- Advice for underdogs
Coach Roberts' Book Recommendations
'Chop Wood, Carry Water: How To Build The Bedrock Character Traits That Create Lifelong Success'
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