I find that kids have dreams of playing at high levels but it is hard to reach playing in a local rec league. The biggest challenge in my eyes is the price to get exposure to play baseball. What are some challenges to growing the game? This gives me the confidence to handle any adversity and approach it as a fun challenge instead of stress.Ĩ. Instead of putting pressure on myself, I have more trust in my preparations. I have learned from those mistakes and have enjoyed playing this game more than ever now. I put a lot of pressure on myself to succeed. I can admit that I didn't handle my first true test of adversity well. How have you dealt with adversity you have faced throughout your career? Staying active and having fun as a kid.ħ. I played other sports because they were fun for me. I do believe the other sports helped mold me to be the athlete I am now. I settled on Football, Basketball, and Baseball through High School Choosing to play only baseball in College. Growing up, what other sports did you play and how did that help you as a baseball player? The atmosphere is so fun, day in and day out.Ħ. Playing in Tokyo Japan has been such an amazing experience. What is your favorite place to play baseball?īaseball has taken me all over the globe but my favorite has to be where I am now. As a right-handed hitter, I've tried to learn things that have made him so successful.ĥ. An amazing ball player but I also love the way he just went out and had fun during the game. I love my cousin, Damion Easley, but my favorite player growing up was Ken Griffey Jr. Which baseball players do you look up to? Work hard in practice so you can just have fun during the game!Ĥ. If you enjoy being on the field outside of games you will always keep growing as a player. My advice would be to learn to have fun practicing. What advice do you have for the younger generation of baseball players?
Being able to see someone living your dream helps you believe it is possible.ģ. Going to games and watching him play sparked my love for the game. My role model was my cousin Damion Easley. That team was so much fun and winning at Home made it even better! That summer will always be at the top of my baseball memories. There were a lot of awesome memories but #1 will be winning the Championship. What was your most memorable moment with the Lookouts? Here is the conversation for Minor League Baseball’s “The Nine” initiative:ġ. We sat down with Adam this offseason to discuss his time with the Lookouts and what it means to be a Black athlete.
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Last year Adam joined the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball league and hit 23 home runs. Adam also helped lead that team to their first Southern League Championship in 27 years. It does not store any personal data.Lookouts outfielder Adam Brett Walker II played in Chattanooga in 2015 and set the team's all-time single-season home run record with 31 home runs. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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