In this episode, the dogs talk about what it means to lead by love and treat others as “an end in themselves” (14:10). Their conversation on leadership spans baseball (0:50), combat (20:18), parish life (25:40), fatherhood (28:30), cycling (36:30), and basketball (33:37).

 

 

Quotes:

“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” (Brad Pitt, 03:00)

“Take care of those who are entrusted to you in the flesh.” (Rob, 5:38)

“The person is the kind of good which does not admit of use and cannot be treated as an object of use and as such the means to an end. The person is the kind of good towards which the only proper and adequate attitude is love.” (St. Pope John Paull II, 14:10)

“Being a leader requires asking other people to make sacrifices and that’s harder than just making sacrifices yourself.” (Rob, 19:43)

“Work is dignified.” (Mike, 28:10)

“I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.” (John 15:15, 30:05) 

 

Media Mentions:

• Ken Burns’ Baseball (1994)
• Moneyball (2011)
• Michael Lewis’s Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
• Fr. Karol Wojtyla’s (St. Pope John Paull II) Love and Responsibility
• Steven Pressfield’s Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
• Jason Hehir’s (ESPN and Netflix) The Last Dance (2020)
• Allen Iverson’s practice press conference (7:21)
• Ted Lasso (2020- present)
• Marina Zenovich’s (ESPN) 30 for 30 “LANCE”
• Every Time Michael Jordan Took It Personal

 

 

Shout-Outs:

• Cor Coffee
• Jonah Hill
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Fr. Mike Schmitz
• FOCUS
• Leonidas
• Bishop Bartosic
• Monica (manager at Cor Coffee)
• Brian Snitker
• Michael Jordan
• Horace Grant
• Scottie Pippen
• Luc Longley
• Chicago Bulls
• Detroit Pistons
• Karl Malone
• Charles Barkley
• Megan Ulrich
• Jon Kearney

 

 

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