Andrew Mitton

I came across a story about a retired school teacher, Tim Tepas, his son with Down Syn­drome, Keith, and Albert Pujols, all-star base­ball player for the St. Louis Car­di­nals.  Read the story first at St Louis Today called: St. Louis Fan Fills Uplifted After Fall.

What struck me most about the arti­cle is Albert Pujols say­ing: “Please lie down sir.  Don’t try to get up sir.”  This small act embeds my opin­ion of Mr. Pujols.  I see him as a class act and as a com­pas­sion­ate and car­ing per­son.  This small act also gives me a higher opin­ion of the St. Louis Car­di­nals.  It’s the accu­mu­la­tion of these acts that gen­er­ate a rep­u­ta­tion.  A com­pany full of Albert Pujols is a com­pany that succeeds.