My favorite sports are: American football, basketball, and baseball. In the first two of those sports, I’m amazed at the ability of athletes to play through injuries. With baseball, not so much.
Here are just a few ways baseball players injured themselves badly enough to have to miss dozens of games.
- Sammy Sosa missed three weeks due to a back injury caused by sneezing too hard.
- Mariano Rivera threw his back out, trying to tie his own shoes.
- John Smoltz burned himself by ironing his shirt, while wearing it.
- Johnny Damon injured his back getting into a car.
I think the lesson here is that any of us can get hurt at just about any time. Applying that to daily life, Paul warned, “Be careful, lest you fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12).
Recovery Step: It doesn’t take much to get hurt. It doesn’t take much to get into trouble. And it doesn’t take much to be diligent – every day.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
