What if your greatest victory had nothing to do with the scoreboard?
Lou Vickery stood on the mound in the bottom of the ninth. Two outs. Bases loaded. One pitch. A hanging curveball sailed into the night for a grand slam. Game over.
At two in the morning, he was walking the streets replaying that pitch in his mind when a police officer stopped him and gave him a lesson he would carry for life: In your business and in mine, you better have a good forgettery.
That moment shaped a mindset that would carry Lou through five careers, a devastating shoulder injury, a stock market collapse, a plane crash, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even COVID with double pneumonia at 80 years old. Doctors told his Family he would not make it. Twenty two days later, he walked out of the hospital believing God had given him another assignment.
Lou is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played at Fenway Park and later built careers in Finance, professional speaking, radio, television, and authorship. He has written 21 books, each one born from lived experience rather than ego. From growing up in the segregated South and writing A Touch of Gray about his childhood friendship with a Black boy who became a doctor, to Winning the Head Game and Notes from God, Lou writes to lift, not impress.
His message is simple and powerful. There is no such thing as pressure. The pressure is not in the situation. It is in the person. Every play matters. Every day matters. And quitting takes no talent.
At 82 years young, Lou’s brand, A Wise Word, exists to activate your best life through generational Wisdom. He does not speak to be heard. He speaks to serve.
This episode will challenge how you see failure, Aging, setbacks, and success. It will remind you that resilience is a choice, that faith fuels endurance, and that your story is not finished while you are still breathing.
P.S. If you have been replaying your own “hung curveball,” let it go. Tomorrow is a new inning. Step back onto the mound and throw again.
Guest Bio:
Lou Vickery is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, bestselling author, speaker, and founder of A Wise Word, a platform dedicated to activating your best life through generational wisdom. Over the course of five distinct careers, Lou has spoken to thousands of audiences, written 21 books, hosted radio and television shows, and survived life threatening COVID at age 80. From the baseball field to the speaking stage, Lou’s mission remains the same: to serve others by sharing timeless principles that build resilience, faith, and character.
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