Josh Hamilton Commemorative Speech
A man who has been in darker rooms the you can imagine, A man who had everything and lost it all in order to gain it all back and beyond. I would like to commemorate The 2010 AL M.V.P. Josh Hamilton for inspiring others and making them believe that when you get knocked down you can always get back up. Josh Hamilton defeated addiction through Christ and came back to spread his message on one of the biggest stages of all, Major League Baseball. Josh became addicted to crack cocaine a few years after he had been drafted out of high school as the number one pick for about 4 million dollars. Josh ended up losing everything, from his wife and kids to his baseball career. His life seemed to have slipped away at the blink of an eye. Josh found courage