to　be　just　like　them。

Every　time；　as　a　9　or　10　year…old　kid；　when　I　stepped　up　to　bat　or　played　first　base　or　catcher；　I　wasn't　me。　I　was　Yogi　or　Hank。 It's　one　of　the　most　powerful　ways　we　learn　that　we　often　lose　as　adults。　We　lose　our　heroes。　We　lose　our　naivete。

Today；　I　watch　young　kids　playing　basketball　near　my　home。 On　the　court　they're　not　little　Johnny；　they're　Michael　Jordan；　Sir　Charles　or　Clyde。 Copying　or　emulating　heroes　is　true　power　learning。　And　that　is　why　when　someone　like　O。J。　Simpson　falls　from　grace；　there　is　such　a　huge　outcry。

There　is　more　than　just　a　courtroom　trial。　It　is　the　loss　of　a　hero。　Someone　people　grew　up　with；　looked　up　to；　and　wanted　to　be　like。　Suddenly　we　need　to　rid　ourselves　of　that　person。

I　have　new　heroes　as　I　grow　older。　I　have　golf　heroes　such　as　Peter　Jacobsen；　Fred　Couples　and　Tiger　Woods。　I　copy　their　swings　and　do　my　best　to　read　everything　I　can　about　them。　I　also　have　heroes　such　as　Donald　Trump；　Warren　Buffett；　Peter　Lynch；　George　Soros　and　Jim　Rogers。　In　my　older　years；　I　know　their　stats　just　like　I　knew　the　ERAs　and　RBI　of　my　baseball　heroes。 I　follow　what　Warren　Buffett　invests　in；　and　read　anything　I　can　about　his　point　of　view　on　the　market。　I　read　Peter　Lynch's　book　to　understand　how　he　chooses　stocks。　And　I　read　about　Donald　Trump；　trying　to　find　out　how　he　negotiates　and　puts　deals　together。

Just　as　I　was　not　me　when　I　was　up　to　bat；　when　I'm　in　the　market　or　I'm　negotiating