by Nick Glende | Dec 8, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
New York Mets pitcher RA Dickey shared his triumphs and struggles in and out of baseball and how God has inspired him when he spoke in Allen Arena Dec. 6. Dickey was on campus as the featured speaker for the 2012 Forehand and Friends/Golden Bisons Luncheon. Dickey is the first knuckleball pitcher to earn the National League Cy Young Award, the highest honor in pitching, and he was recognized by Lipscomb’s College of Business as part of its “Heroes of Business” series. Dickey spoke about overcoming obstacles in his career, his path to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and how it all helped him solidify a great relationship with God. Dickey announced the climb in November 2011, following his inspiration from reading Hemingway’s The Snows of Kilimanjaro. He completed the climb and returned to his team in January, risking his 2012 season salary with the Mets. The Mets threatened to void his contract–a salary of $4.25 million, but Dickey said he wasn’t intimidated because there were bigger things at stake. “They told me, ‘if you get hurt and fall off that mountain, we’ll void your contract.’ I said, ‘If I fall off that mountain, that’ll be the least of my worries.'” Dickey climbed in support of Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization which ministers to victims of human trafficking and their children in the heart of the redlight districts. Dickey and other members of his team raised over $100,000. Ascending Kilimanjaro was much less a physical challenge for Dickey but more of a spiritual reinforcement, he said. Dickey described a moment at the mountain peak when he looked out over cloud shelves...
by Hunter Patterson | Feb 22, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Don’t stop at calling Met’s pitcher R.A. Dickey a mountain man just because of his long hair and trimmed beard. He actually is a mountain man. Known now for his knuckleball, the pitcher that called Brentwood home for most of his life was the featured speaker at the annual Leadoff Luncheon sponsored by Jeff Forehand and the Lipscomb Bison baseball team. Listen below for Dickey’s conversation with the team and several supporters. Dickey highlights his experiences as a major leaguer, his knuckleball, his home in Nashville and why he was in the headlines this offseason. Photo taken from R.A. Dickey’s twitter feed. Follow him...
