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Baseball has a religion too (B)

                                 By Joe Williams

That's where our youngsters first see the religion of sports, if I may be permitted the term, in actual use. They learn about fair play, sportsmanship and working together in a common cause. And because they frequently learn by ugly contrast, their instincts and the early teachings they got from their parents are sharpened against unfair practices, bully-ragging and swell-headedness.

Not too long ago I had what was apparently a narrow escape from death. I was the last passenger out of a burning plane, the crash of which had instantly killed the pilot. I believe I am a physical coward, but singularly I felt not fear when I came to and began to seek a way to safety. Maybe I was still stunned, but I was completely composed. I did not pray, though I believe in prayer. I did not think of my family, though I am devoted to my family. I was neither sure I would escape nor that I would perish. I was, I suppose, completely resigned to whatever fate awaited me.

They have another saying around the race tracks - "The red board is up." This means the race is over, the result is final, and there's nothing anybody can do about it. It has gone into the records.

I believe that somehow much of the philosophy of the people I live with has rubbed off me. I don't know whether this is good or bad. All I know is that is how it is with me and I've lived a happy life and I hope a reasonably decent one according to my lights.

棒球运动也有信仰

  乔·威廉斯

在棒球运动中，我们的年轻人第一次发现体育运动中实际上也有信仰，如果能允许我使用“信仰”这个词。他们明白了什么叫公平竞争，什么是运动精神，学会了通过团结合作去实现共同的目标。他们也经常在体育比赛中看到不公平竞争、威胁恐吓或是骄傲自大等丑陋现象。正是这种丑恶与美德形成的强烈反差让他们源自于天性以及早年家庭教育的那些优良品质得以发扬光大。
      
不久以前我有过一次死里逃生的惊险经历。我乘坐的飞机着了火，我刚一逃出机舱飞机就坠毁了，驾驶员当场丧生。我是个畏惧自然法则的人，但奇怪的是，当我回过神来逃生时，我一点也不害怕。也许我受了惊吓，但我非常镇静。在那一刻，我没有祷告，尽管我相信祷告的力量：我也没有想到家人，尽管我深爱着他们。我既不知道自己能否死里逃生，也不知道自己是否必死无疑。我想我当时是将自己完全交给了命运去安排。
      
赛场上还有一种说法，叫做“竖起红板”，指的是比赛已然结束，胜负已见分晓，一切都已载入记录，谁也改变不了。
      
我身边许多人的人生哲学都对我产生了影响。我不知这是好是坏。我只知道这就是我的生活态度，而我也过着快乐的生活，希望这是一种在我看来正派的生活。