Ep. 33: Colby Smith — From Elite-Level Baseball to Special Forces

Unbeatable by Jeff Struecker

Episode notes

Colby Smith: From Elite-Level Baseball to Special Forces

We can’t control what happens to us in life; we can only control how we react. Colby Smith always dreamed of playing pro baseball. He ALMOST got that chance… but God had other plans. Hear how this West Point grad instead found himself fighting for his life in Afghanistan.

You’ll hear

  • About his childhood with 3 pillars of baseball, academics, and faith

  • How an opportunity to play with the New York Yankees slipped through his fingers

  • The mentality that has carried him through life, no matter what happens

  • The details of a sudden, major firefight in Afghanistan that he barely survived

  • How he went on to serve in Special Forces and earn an MBA from the prestigious MIT

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