No regrets

MLB athlete Adam LaRoche was bringing his 14-year-old son to the ball field every day, where son Drake would find ways to be helpful. But the Chicago White Sox decided to demand an end to it. LaRoche doesn't seem to resent their decision, but he says that in about 20 minutes he was thinking about quitting his job - and the $13 million salary that went with it.

It wasn't a rash choice made in the heat of contention. He had already felt drawn to a vision of doing more with his life than playing baseball, though he leaves open the possibility that he might pick up the bat again. 

Last November he and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Blaine Boyer spent ten days volunteering with an organization in southeast Asia that rescues sex slaves. On their way back, they were struck by the contrast between the significance of that mission and the fact that they were going home to spend their days playing a game. Adam and Blaine are serious Christians.

In Adam's words, “I don't want to be defined by this game. I know there's a lot more to life.”