Even though he was only eight years old, he agreed to a week of baseball training camp. It was hosted at a nearby university. His assigned room was on the twentieth floor of the dormitory, and he was too short to reach the elevator button.
On the first scorching hot day of practice, he dove for a ground ball across the baseline. Dust covered his eyes, nose and mouth. As he lay on the ground, he heard the coach’s voice: “Was it worth it?”
Lenny hesitated. “I don’t know,” he replied.