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Earlier this week I posted the poem \u201cBe the Best of Whatever You Are\u201d \u2013 by Douglas Malloch

This poem especially stuck with me because of this line:

\u201cIf you can't be a muskie then just be a bass--

But the liveliest bass in the lake!\u201d

On this week\u2019s episode of GLE, we bring you the \u201cliveliest Bass in the lake\u201d, Anthony Bass, from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Anthony is a great friend and former roommate who I had the opportunity to bull pen catch for back in 2008, the year he was drafted 5th round to the San Diego Padres.

He has made an impactful major league career, bringing big value to several major league organizations (Padres, Astros, Rangers, Cubs, Mariners, Blue Jays), winning a championship with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters over in Japan, and is currently enjoying playing for Toronto and up for free agency.

Anthony drops some huge plates of knowledge and shares some invaluable mindset about his confidence in his abilities being built though his biggest failures and stepping up to lead when the situation calls for it.

Find Anthony on Instagram: @anthonyebass

Find Anthony on Twitter: @anthonybass52

\u201cI never really allowed my surroundings to get in the way of my job, my mission\u2026\u201d

\u201cWhen watching someone in my field of work have success, I want to learn from the best.\u201d

\u201cI trust my abilities, but when I do have success, I write down what I did to have success.\u201d

\u201cI really learned to trust myself from failing at the highest level.\u201d

\u201cWhen I was younger, I didn\u2019t have that in me, that knowledge and knowing how good I am until I got to the highest level and got beat up.\u201d

\u201cLive up life, go explore\u2026, and\u2026 do whatever you love to do.\u201d

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Soundtrack Credit: Hot Coffee \u2013 Patrick Patrikios