One of my best friends is a St. Louis Cardinals fan, and being a Braves fan myself, we’ve had our share of arguments.  What we can always agree on… as I’m sure many baseball fans can… is you always looked forward to Ozzie Smith taking the field.  If you’re part of my generation, as you watched Ozzie take his last flip while running onto the field, subconsciously you knew that it would be one of the defining moments when you felt your childhood start to transition into adulthood.

For many people, whether athletes or not, who take up golf later in life… most often as they transition into retirement… wonder if they are getting in over their head.  In a recent article for The State Journal-Register, staff writer Hal Pilger delves into Ozzie’s transition from Cardinal shortstop to 8-Handicap golfer.

“…it’s not as simple a game as the pros make it look,” [Ozzie] said.  “You would think that having played baseball as long as I did, swinging at balls moving all the time, that this game here would be something that you would be able to figure out pretty easily.  But it’s been just the opposite, actually.”

Not only does Pilger delve into the outlet Ozzie is finding for his athletic talents, but also how he is pushing himself into many new endeavors as he settles into his second decade of retirement, helping us all to realize that with hard work and determination, one can accomplish anything he puts his mind to.

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