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What role did Cal Sr. play in the lives of his players beyond coaching?
What role did Cal Sr. play in the lives of his players beyond coaching?
- Financial advisor
- Physical trainer
- Team manager
- Father figure (correct)
How did the speaker's father approach the teaching of responsibilities?
How did the speaker's father approach the teaching of responsibilities?
- By handing out punishments for mistakes
- By explaining the reasons behind tasks (correct)
- By ignoring school responsibilities
- By emphasizing results over effort
What characteristic best describes the speaker's mother in contrast to the father?
What characteristic best describes the speaker's mother in contrast to the father?
- Strict and authoritative
- Passionate and outspoken
- Emotionally aware and compassionate (correct)
- Disinterested and indifferent
What did the speaker notice about his popularity with younger fans?
What did the speaker notice about his popularity with younger fans?
Which phrase encapsulates the speaker's attitude towards mentorship?
Which phrase encapsulates the speaker's attitude towards mentorship?
What character trait of Brooks Robinson was emphasized as important by the narrator's father?
What character trait of Brooks Robinson was emphasized as important by the narrator's father?
What is the primary mission of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation?
What is the primary mission of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation?
How does the narrator describe the approach to mentoring in the context of managers?
How does the narrator describe the approach to mentoring in the context of managers?
Which quality of Archie Manning was compared to that of Brooks Robinson?
Which quality of Archie Manning was compared to that of Brooks Robinson?
What lesson did Eddie Murray impart to the narrator regarding communication with the press?
What lesson did Eddie Murray impart to the narrator regarding communication with the press?
What was Ron Darling Jr.'s father's childhood experience?
What was Ron Darling Jr.'s father's childhood experience?
How did Ron Darling Jr.'s parents try to provide for their children despite their challenging pasts?
How did Ron Darling Jr.'s parents try to provide for their children despite their challenging pasts?
What lesson did the author teach Armando BenÃtez during the hazing incident?
What lesson did the author teach Armando BenÃtez during the hazing incident?
What impact did the author hope to have on young players dealing with adversity?
What impact did the author hope to have on young players dealing with adversity?
What significant gesture did Armando BenÃtez later do to express gratitude to the author?
What significant gesture did Armando BenÃtez later do to express gratitude to the author?
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Study Notes
Mentors in Cal Ripken Jr.'s life
- Cal Sr.: Cal Ripken Jr.'s father was a mentor to him, his siblings, and his baseball teams. He was a pitching, hitting, fielding, and life coach.
- Cal Sr.'s values: Cal Sr. instilled high standards in his children, emphasizing the importance of doing things right and understanding the "why" behind the task.
- Mom's influence: Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother balanced Cal Sr.'s more strict style with emotional intelligence and compassion. They both instilled similar values but in different ways.
- Brooks Robinson: Cal Sr. held Brooks Robinson up as a role model for his sons, emphasizing his on-field brilliance and exemplary off-field conduct. Cal Ripken Jr. believes this had a lasting effect on his own career.
- Archie Manning: Cal Ripken Jr. admires Archie Manning for his quiet, exemplary life, which has served as a strong example for his sons.
Mentoring Principles
- Living by example: The best kind of mentoring comes from living by example, as Cal Sr. did for his children.
- Learning through adversity: Cal Ripken Jr. highlights Ron Darling's father, who overcame adversity to instill strong values in his children and ultimately led them to success.
- Support and trust: In an incident with pitcher Armando BenÃtez, Cal Ripken Jr. showed support by standing up against hazing and offering support during a difficult moment, which fostered a sense of trust between them.
- Friend-mentoring: Cal Ripken Jr. describes how friendship can be a powerful form of mentoring, sharing experiences and offering support, even without direct advice.
- Invisible mentoring: Cal Ripken Jr. values the subtle, often unspoken forms of mentoring that can be just as impactful. His darts game with his son is an example of this.
Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation
- Cal Ripken Jr. and his brother Billy established the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation which aims to embody the values their father instilled in them.
- Program goals: The Foundation focuses on building character and teaching critical life lessons to at-risk youth.
- Badges for Baseball: The program empowers police officers to be baseball coaches, forging bonds with kids in tough communities and presenting law enforcement officers in a more positive light.
Management vs. Mentoring
- Cal Ripken Jr. highlights the difference between being a manager and a mentor, recognizing that both require different approaches.
- Fairness: Managers should be fair, but not necessarily equate fairness with treating everyone the same.
- Eddie Murray: Eddie Murray, a mentor to Cal Ripken Jr., taught him by example, choosing his words carefully and encouraging him to do the same.
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