The news cycle no longer really being a cycle, but a continuous multimedia immersion, you’ve all probably read or seen Ivan Nova’s postgame comments at his locker after last night’s Angels-Yankees game in the Bronx. They speak for themselves.
Scanning my Twitter timeline on the way home from the Stadium, I’d noticed these reactions:
“Such a sweet interview... Nova is fun to watch. He’s genuine, confident and humble,” wrote @Yankeebeatcheck in two separate updates.
“He is joyful to be there. No jadedness, no spin. Honesty and pure joy at where life has taken him,” added @dp57.
This is just a quick note to say that I shared those feelings while inside the clubhouse and that the unvarnished joy Nova exuded was almost tangible. He knows what he’s accomplished, and appreciates every moment of it. It was nice to see even many tired media types smiling as they hung around his locker with their pads and digital voice recorders.
Though only 24 years old, Nova is an inspiration to many of us a few years older. No one has handed him anything. He’s earning his success through ability, perseverance, and an attitude that keeps him moving forward.
Ivan Nova is a reminder that the world can still get things right if you keep pushing yourself, and it, on a true and steady course.
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