Royality in KC

Zack Greinke is a stud in Kansas City. The 25 year old not only has started 6-1, losing his last start, but the Royals are leading the central division in the American League. Look at these numbers. Greinke's ERA is a minuscule 0.51, he lost his first game this season in his last start and only let up one run, he has completed four out of seven starts, and he has 59 strikeouts compared to his 8 walks. This guy is on fire.
But that is not what makes Greinke a man to talk about. The 6'2", 200 lbs. right hander, hailing from Orlando, Florida had Social Anxiety Disorder and found this out early in his days as a Major League pitcher. The talented pitcher would throw 95, even 96 mph in practice and when he would start for the Royals Greinke would throw anywhere from 84-89, with his fastball. That is what makes this kid so special.
Every coach in the organization told him to let it go. Just let it go. Which was probably right in most cases, but not Greinke's. But it got worse than this. He started throwing 50 mph curveballs and in the next spring training, he could not even concentrate on pitching and baseball. This was in 2006 and right then in spring training, he told the Royals coaching staff that he had to get away from baseball.
This made Greinke the pitcher he is today. He came back late in the 2006 season, with new medications that were working great, but pitched in only three games and he realized that baseball is just a game. And in 2007, he was back. In one story, before one game, one of his teammates was asked where Zack was just before gametime. His response: "He's probably sleeping somewhere." He then went 7-7 in 2007 and 13-10 in 2008 on a bad Royals team.
Remember, in whatever sport or game you play, it is just a game. And when adversity hits you, you can get through it with hard work and making the right choices, just like the potential 2009 Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke. I wish Greinke the best of luck the rest of the season and the rest of his career. He deserves it.