The Drivers of Greatness —DeWese

Albert Pujols became arguably the best player in baseball with a .334 lifetime batting average through practice, coaching and concentration. He led the National League this year with 47 home runs during the regular season.

“The Machine,” as many fans call him, was raised in the Dominican Republic by his grandmother in poverty. Albert and his buddies rarely had a real baseball. They used bats that were taped and nailed together. Gloves were fashioned from milk cartons that they had cut to fit their hands.