Boston, Mass., Jul 8, 2009 / 12:38 pm
Mike Lowell, 3rd baseman for the Boston Red Sox, was featured on a CatholicTV talk show on Tuesday. A Golden Glove Winner, 4-time All-Star, and the 2007 World Series MVP, Lowell spoke about baseball, family and the faith that helped him survive his battle with cancer.
Lowell was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Miami at age 3. In the interview with CatholicTV, he recalled the influence of his grandparents, whom he described as “very religious,” and his parents, who instilled family values in him from a young age.
Reflecting on his memories of going to Church together as a family every Sunday, Lowell said, “I think that foundation was set in me at a young age, and I think I used it to help me out in times when things aren’t going so good later on in my life.”
At age 24, Lowell was diagnosed with testicular cancer during a routine physical.
He acknowledged his fear at being told that he had the disease. “That’s a very troubling word,” he said, recalling that his grandmother had passed away from cancer about four years earlier. He remembered his initial reaction being, “Am I going to live or am I going to die?”