The Heroโs Journey โ
January 22, 2018 – After a 17-year major league career that featured a much-publicized battle with substance abuse, Strawberry said heโs been clean for โover 14 years.โโ … โIt has nothing to do with what I went through,โ he told reporters about his dislike for the game that made him a star. โItโs just a game. Thatโs all it is. Thereโs nothing great about it. Somebodyโs going to win, somebodyโs going to lose, and youโre going to retire and what do you do? … That was a career, and I [have a] purpose now of life, loving people, caring for people and helping people. โIโm not into baseball,โ he continued. โIโm really into life. My passion is about kids. What Iโve seen across the country has broken my heart. I have a tremendous passion [for] helping young people.โ Strawberryโs devotion to the cause takes him all over the country. He speaks at recovery rallies and meets with elected officials to try to bring programs to communities that need help dealing with drug addiction issues.
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