I came across a story about a retired school teacher, Tim Tepas, his son with Down Syndrome, Keith, and Albert Pujols, all-star baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals.  Read the story first at St Louis Today called: St. Louis Fan Fills Uplifted After Fall.

What struck me most about the article is Albert Pujols saying: “Please lie down sir.  Don’t try to get up sir.”  This small act embeds my opinion of Mr. Pujols.  I see him as a class act and as a compassionate and caring person.  This small act also gives me a higher opinion of the St. Louis Cardinals.  It’s the accumulation of these acts that generate a reputation.  A company full of Albert Pujols is a company that succeeds.