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Drew Lynch: The Man Who Changed My Life
It was just another lazy Tuesday during the scorching Arizona summer for me when I heard the most influential quote I had ever perceived. My family and I were watching the Popular show: America’s got Talent. Then it happened, A comedian with a stutter was giving his pre-audition spheel and how terribly difficult his life had become. Before he was done, the man by the name of Drew Lynch said at the end of his speech, “I believe that anyone is able to turn any negative into a positive”. This perked my ears up and really made me step back and take an indisputable look into my life. I had been very recently going through a challenging point in my life on whether or not to hang up the towel on playing baseball as I had not been able to make the
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