A Father's Influence
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="my">my</span> 77-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="throughosmosis">throughosmosis</span>（渗透）<span word="than">than</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span>. <span word="Pinning">Pinning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="inning">inning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="game">game</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="making">making</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="pancakes">pancakes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="mornings">mornings</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assuring">assuring</span> <span word="tearful">tearful</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="night">night</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span>'<span word="sdogged">sdogged</span>（顽强的）<span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="shines">shines</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pelvis">pelvis</span>-<span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realist">realist</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clutch">clutch</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandchild">grandchild</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="Coach">Coach</span>."</p><p><span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="almost">almost</span>-80 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="bald">bald</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5'10", 150 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>-<span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="wetsuit">wetsuit</span> (<span word="it">it</span> <span word="zips">zips</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Ihauled">Ihauled</span>（拖，改变主意）<span word="him">him</span>, <span word="leaky">leaky</span> <span word="goggles">goggles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fogged">fogged</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="ofhypothermia">ofhypothermia</span>（降低体温）. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="warmed">warmed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stoking">stoking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woodstove">woodstove</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="oven">oven</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>.</p>
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