Steelers QB uses baseball analogy to explain how he stays so positive

Russell Wilson shares how a lesson from baseball taught him to stay calm and maintain a positive outlook both on and off the field.

Russell Wilson’s positive outlook on life and football is truly unlimited. With injuries, roster cuts, and untimely trades, it can be hard for any NFL player to block out negativity. At 36 years old, Wilson has faced his share of challenges but never let them drag down his positive outlook on life.

One of Wilson’s protectors, OT Broderick Jones, shared that he had never seen his quarterback get angry. Wilson explained that his calm demeanor stems from both his upbringing and his baseball career.

Wilson, AKA ‘Mr. Unlimited,’ credited a baseball analogy for his ability to stay positive: “Maybe I just love baseball too much, and played a lot of shortstop, a lot of second base, and pitched too dang much. I just believe in the next pitch. In life and the next day, the next morning, and you renew our mercies every morning.”

Speaking of the ‘next pitch,’ Wilson will need his next performance to be one of his best against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, on December 15th at 4:25 PM EST.

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