Commemorative Speech On Father

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My dad showed me this speech when I was young and it is what made me get into baseball. This speech inspired my whole childhood. Lou's words made me want what he had. This is why I played some many years and put a lot of my life into playing baseball. I know others have been in the same spot I have. Everyone who plays baseball looks to get to what Lou described in his speech. Everyone wants their rival team to send them a parting gift because they have so much respect for you. These words carried with me my whole sport career and shaped how I wanted other people to view me. This will be a speech that I show my children, hoping they get the same message out of it that I did.

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