Just got back from the library where I read the current
issue of Sports Illustrated. Honestly after I finished reading about Anthony Sandoval I was in tears. Tony was on the track team when I coached at Stanford. It
brought back a flood of memories about him and his coach Marshall Clark. What a
runner and what a person. Double majored at Stanford (premed and engineering), never once took a
shortcut, never complained. So nice to see him get some recognition he so richly deserves as an athlete,
a father and a doctor. Just getting spend a little time around someone like Tony makes you realize how special coaching is and how fortunate I have been.
The other article, one of the features was on Stan "The Man"
Musial. He was one of my heroes growing up. I have no idea why as a kid in
Santa Barbara, California I would have a St Louis Cardinal as a hero. My brother gave a
Stan Musial glove when I was little, maybe that is why. I remember watching him
a couple of times on the Saturday Game of The week. What a great athlete. He grew
in Pennsylvania with a Turnverein gymnastics background and it showed on the
field. Read the article, a real class act. Sports need more Stan Musials and
Anthony Sandovals.
Leather Gloves
Marshal Clark used to coach much better in the baseball. I love reading this article. The story for the baseball always excite me.