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David DOMBROWSKI
President, General Manager, and CEO of Detroit Tigers, Inc.
Early in my career with the Chicago White Sox front office, Roland
Hemond, then the general manager, advised me not to worry about what I
couldn’t control and to stay focused on what I could. One day we entered
the park together when it was raining. There were many questions on my
youthful mind regarding what we were going to do in regards to the rain
delay, how we would get through the day, and how our game would be
affected.
Roland told me to not worry about the weather. It was something we
couldn’t control and was an element we had to deal with in our game. He
said that if we ended up having a rainout, we would then deal with all of
the necessities that were caused by the cancellation. This sound advice not
only led to my dealing successfully with many rain delays, but also in
dealing with other aspects of my professional and personal life.
Don’t worry about things you cannot control
