Alex Rodriguez nails a half-court shot and earns $10K for a student. Apparently, superior baseball skills are easily transferable and translate well to the basketball court. Watch the short but incredible video of a former Major League Baseball player sinking a difficult shot on the hardwood, which resulted in thousands of dollars for a student.
Not all sports are created equal. Some are more difficult and require more skill than others. That might be a somewhat controversial statement, but it’s true, nonetheless. I mean, there is simply no way to honestly compare table tennis or darts to boxing, football, basketball or baseball.
Yes, all those participants are technically classified as athletes. But that would be like calling Tom Hanks and someone who appears in a low-budget, poorly written, and directed student film both actors. It might be correct in a general way, but the level of skill, ability and professionalism between them could not be any greater.
However, as one video posted on YouTube shows, former New York Yankee and Texas Ranger Alex Rodriquez might have also made a heck of a basketball player. The clip begins with the former Seattle Mariner standing at center court, holding a basketball, while he signals at the crowd, trying to get them involved.
A few seconds later, after flipping the ball out in front of him, it’s go-time. He grabs the ball, gathers himself and then heaves it up toward the basket, hoping it finds its way into the basket. Luckily, enough for Alex and the student he was shooting for, his shot banked off the backboard and into the basket.
The arena erupts in pure pandemonium after the ball falls into the basket. People jump and shout, unable to believe what they have just witnessed. Hugs and high-fives all around follow as people celebrate Alex’s incredible shot, which turned out to be $10K for one lucky student.
1 Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and that of which is to come.”