Curt Schilling Fights
Another Tough Battle
By, Nick Morgasen
Curt Schilling is a pitcher that
plays hard and fights until he gets where he wants to go. Schilling has accomplished
a lot during his successful 20-year career. In 2001, Curt Schilling was a co-MVP
with Randy Johnson when the Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series. In 2004,
while pitching against the Yankees in the American League Championship, he was
pitching with a torn tendon and a bloody sock. He amazed everybody with the way
he was pitching. Curt is a brave individual who was willing to do anything to
help his team win no matter what the task was. According to espn.com, “last year Schilling told The Boston Globe he
had a heart attack in November 2011 and had surgery to place a stent in one of
his arteries. He said he experienced chest pains while watching his wife,
Shonda, run in the New York City Marathon.” Also according to espn.com, “Shonda
Schilling battled cancer after being diagnosed with stage 2 malignant melanoma
in 2001.” So the Schilling family has faced adversity before and now they have
to face it again. Curt Schilling has been diagnosed with cancer. It is a tough
situation, but we all know that Schilling will fight like the all-start pitcher
he was. We all get emotional when a loved one gets diagnosed with cancer, but
we all hope that they fight to get into remission. Schilling had an interesting
quote about fighting through tough situations, “My father left me with a saying
that I've carried my entire life and tried to pass on to our kids: 'Tough times
don't last. Tough people do.” I agree with this statement because if you
keep fighting through adversity it will eventually go away. We should all pray
for Curt and his family and that he will get back to good health. It was
announced through ESPN that Curt Schilling will be calling some Sunday Night
Baseball games. I hope he gets healthy soon because his knowledge of baseball
would sound great on ESPN during a MLB game. Get well soon Curt; we are all
praying for your speedy recovery.
- Nick Morgasen
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