Episode 2348 – In this Friday’s episode, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes friend Teresa Strasser, author of “Making It Home”, and the two discuss baseball, learning resilience, and more.
LEARNING RESILIENCE
- Vinnie welcomes Teresa, and the duo jumps right into how they met, what they initially thought of each other, and Teresa’s background growing up. (3:00)
- They also discuss several things they have in common.
- They talk about team sports and the sports community, and the lessons learned.
- Any moment can be a make-or-break moment.
- They share some favorite baseball movies and discuss some famous Jewish athletes. (19:30)
- They get into more details about Teresa’s backstory, which is important to the foundation of her story in the book. (31:30)
- Teresa is a vegan but doesn’t try to influence others’ choices, which leads to a chat about Michael Greger. (35:00)
- Vinnie lets Teresa know she has a celebrity doppelgänger, Sabrina Impacciatore. (38:00)
- The duo discusses their early days in Los Angeles. (42:00)
- They return to the topic of Teresa’s “Making It Home” book and more of her background as it relates to the book. (53:20)
- Teresa has some questions for Vinnie regarding athletics and the social aspects of being on a team. (1:07:00)
- Her boys are involved in sports, so they share some stories.
- Vinnie confirms, that even with all his injuries and pain throughout the years, he wouldn’t change a thing about playing football.
- Competing in sports is a great way of learning resilience.
- They also discuss players like Kurt Gibson, and his progressing Parkinson’s disease. (1:11:30)
CONNECTING THROUGH A GAME
- Vinnie asks Teresa about her relationship with her dad, who was a great baseball fan, and how they bonded over baseball while also grieving her brother’s death. (1:14:00)
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- Teresa explains the way she handled the narrative of the story, with flashbacks to various points in childhood.
- She and her dad were able to connect in a way just by watching games together.
- Vinnie asks Teresa how she was able to get Cal Ripken to write a “blurb” for her book. (1:19:00)
- They also chat about FQ, “Failure Quotient” as well as “streaks”, and how to apply them to lessons in life.
- You can find Teresa on both Instagram & Twitter at @teresastrasser.
- You can purchase her book, Making It Home, here.
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