How Josh Hamilton Defeated His Demons

Image by Keith Allison via Flickr The nice people at Guideposts.com have been kind enough to allow us to bring these stories of current Major League players in their entirety while I’m away on vacation. So without further ado…The Natural by Josh Hamilton (himself): How faith and family helped big leaguer Josh Hamilton beat his demons The scene was so familiar I could never have imagined my life was about to enter a tailspin I would almost not survive. But maybe that was because my life had been so charmed up until that point. I was driving home from a ballgame with my parents that afternoon in March 2001. Mom was in the driver’s seat, I was beside her and Dad was in back. We were talking about the spring-training game I’d just played. This time I had big news. The manager told me if it were up to him, I’d break camp with the big-league team and be playing in the majors this season. I don’t mean to boast, but all my life people have called me The Natural. All ...