Dan Christ

Grateful husband, father, and heart transplant recipient. Inspiring people to overcome adversity.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

Culture

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

The reason Japan fans clean the stadium after each game. Respect. 🤝🇯🇵

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

I love that my son @NolanChrist_db got to play on that field in 2018.

[Little League @LittleLeague]

#OnThisDay June 6, 1939: the first official Little League game was played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Born in Williamsport, alive all over the world. 🌎

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

At 18 years old, Roch Cholowsky had a choice.

Take first-round money from MLB. Or take a football scholarship, he was good enough for Notre Dame to offer him one as a QB.

He turned down both.

Instead he chose to walk onto a UCLA campus and join a program that would win just 19 games is Freshman year. No guaranteed role. No guaranteed anything. Just like life.

Freshman year he spent most of his time at third base. Hit below .250 for a month. One homer three quarters through the season.

In the transfer portal era, where every highly recruited kid bounces the second things get hard... he didn't flinch.

He waited. He worked. He stayed.

And so did his teammates.

The majority of that roster stayed together. Built something. Trusted the process when it wasn't pretty. That's not a coincidence, that's culture. And culture starts with your best player setting the standard every single day.

That's delayed gratification in real time.

Sophomore year: .353. 23 HRs. 74 RBI. National Player of the Year. College World Series.

Here's what people don't talk about though.

The kid keeps a vision board in his dorm room. Has since his senior year of high school. Individual goals on the left side. Team goals on the right side. He doesn't just write them down... he sees them every single day.

Tucked in the corner of that board is a handwritten note from his mom.

Four words.

"Keep your circle small."

At the peak of the hype, when everybody wants a piece of you... he had the blinders on anyway. That doesn't happen by accident. That starts at home.

His head coach John Savage said it plainly:

"His makeup, his leadership, his work ethic in the weight room, drills, practice, meetings, it's all about winning with him."

Savage also called him a "head coach's dream." In 10 years coaching at the D1 level and as a 7th round draft pick myself... I can tell you that phrase gets used maybe once or twice in an entire career.

And then there's the QB piece. Shortstop IS the quarterback of the field. You're calling coverages, commanding the defense, reading the game before the ball is even hit. Cholowsky did that every Friday night under the lights in high school. He didn't just play baseball. He learned how to lead.

His words:

"Football helped me leadership-wise, because nothing works if the guys aren't on the same page."

Now they're the #1 team in the country. And he's the #1 pick in the country.

Does that mean he goes #1 overall in July? Has a long MLB career? Makes the Hall of Fame?

Not necessarily.

But he's living right. He understands his system. He knows who he is and what he needs to do every single day.

The talent gets you noticed.

The character gets you there.

That's Roch Cholowsky. That's why coaches and MLB scouts respect him.

I'm a fan. And we have to remember, it's not easy. But we're only as good as the system we build for ourselves.

Your journey IS YOUR journey!

@CholowskyRoch

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@thescottbarber Saw it in person today. I have no words.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@golfsuper1992 @casualclubguy I have yet to visit that course.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@golfsuper1992 @mike_hickss I can shorten the time it would take to consume.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

Awesome!
Those boys are alive today thanks to their donors/donor families!

[World News Tonight @ABCWorldNews]

While receiving care at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, three boys awaiting heart transplants became friends. In a remarkable turn, they received matches within 10 days of each other – strengthening an unbreakable bond. @DavidMuir shares their story. https://t.co/j28AH6C2sz

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@KevinDeShazo @BenSasse Indeed. Deeply real and transparent. Many thanks to @60Minutes and @BenSasse for bringing such clarity to what matters most.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@whignewtons Yes indeed! Truly remarkable. Inspiring faith and transparency.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@thescottbarber I thought you were gonna come up with a country song.
But if there is a dude starting a church, yours would certainly interest me

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

Pure Gold!!!

[Sarah Isgur @whignewtons]

Someone recently reminded me of the advice I offered in my DOJ farewell email: Trust first.

Lots of people take to heart Truman’s “if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” But it’s not a fact, it’s a choice.

Non sibi sed patriae

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Oklahoma principal Kirk Moore, who risked his life and tackled a school shooter, walked into prom a few days later to a huge celebration from students and was crowned prom king

[MLB @MLB]

Jake Mangum threw this baseball to a young fan ...

The moment that unfolded after will melt your heart 🥹❤️

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@providence_phc Love this!

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that Jackie Robinson fellow play ball, I don't think saying 'because of the color of his skin' would be a good enough answer."
Branch Rickey.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@JamesLucasIT This is the way.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@providence_phc Thank you for saving lives through heart transplantation. I get to officiate my daughter’s wedding this summer since I’m still here!!

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@TroyPSilva

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

@TerryMoran @ReggieHoggedUp Nice shout out to Cow Palace. I saw my first professional hockey game there, and was hooked. Great up going to the Oakland Coliseum, across the Bay from Candlestick. Pre-corporate naming and seat licenses.

[Dan Christ @DanJChrist]

Love this story. Love the Manzardo’s!!

[Zack Meisel @ZackMeisel]

For years, Kyle Manzardo's mom waited for a new heart. Last summer, she got one.

After a life-saving transplant, she's finally free to watch her son play in the big leagues. And Manzardo is free from the burdens he didn't even realize he was carrying:
https://t.co/jKQfKl2XRp