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The James Altucher Show

359 - Keith Hernandez: Talent & Obsession (A Formula for Grit)

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Keith Hernandez is arguably one of the best baseball players of all time. He played first baseman for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals the majority of his career. He won two World Series titles (one with each team). He's now apart of the broadcasting team for the Mets. And he just wrote a new book, "I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir." He's multi-talented. But before there was broadcasting and books there was no plan B for Keith. Everything he did was baseball. And he was sent to the majors when he was only 2 and a half years out of high school. So I wanted to know what transformed him from being a talented, obsessed kid to one of the best players of all time. And what kept him there for almost 20 years. This is the Keith Hernandez story...     Links and Resources I'm Keith Hernandez: A Memoir by Keith Hernandez Pure Baseball by Keith Hernandez and Mike Bryan If at First: A Season With the Mets By Keith Hernandez and Mike Bryan Shea Good-Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season by Keith Hernandez and Matthew Silverman   Also Mentioned Seinfeld The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams and John Underwood Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen Joe Medwick Peter Marshall Pete Rose Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis Moneyball (the movie) Bob Kennedy Andre Agassi Open: An Autobiography By Andre Agassi Ted Williams Lou Brock Dick Selma Larry Dierker Gene Tenace Dave Anderson Derek Jeter   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.4

You're arguably one of the best baseball players of all time.

0:19.4

I'm trying to think of all these components of what transformed you from a talented, obsessed kid to one of the best players of all time.

0:30.0

And it's never a matter of just talent.

0:33.4

It's never a matter of just skill.

0:35.4

It's never a matter of just practice.

0:37.4

It's kind of a combination of all these things.

0:39.4

There's also an element of luck.

0:41.6

Jotory, the first baseman for the Cardinals, hurt his hand.

0:45.0

Yes.

0:45.4

You were the obvious choice to move up.

0:47.8

And boom, now you're in the major leagues.

0:51.4

And two and a half years removed from high school.

0:53.4

Did you own a plan B?

0:54.8

I had no plan B.

0:56.0

To this day, I don't know what I would have done if I didn't make it.

0:58.8

I had a high school education and I was a good student, but I didn't want to go back to college.

1:04.6

Since I was five years old when my father put the first bat in my hands.

1:08.8

I started throwing tennis balls to me and telling us stories about Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

1:15.0

We taught us the history and the lore of the game and I just fell in love with it.

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