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Arts & Entertainment Celebrity Interview: Darryl And Tracy Strawberry D arryl Strawberry was a prodigious home run hitter who won four World Series as a member of the New York Mets and New York Yan- kees. The retired baseball great was also the National League Rookie of the Year in 1983 as well as an 8-time All-Star over the course of his storybook career. Today, Darryl’s purpose and pas- sion is serving the Lord by speaking a message of hope and by helping others trans- form their lives through the power of the gospel. His wife, Tracy, has a true passion to equip individuals to live out a life of freedom and purpose in Christ. An ordained minister, her pow- erful but practical systematic teachings outline the steps of how a person can achieve change and live a victorious life through the to go public with so much of C ELEBRITY your private I NTERVIEW life? D a r r y l : Because every- by Kam thing has such a Williams hidden agenda nowadays. We’re living in a toxic world and people are Tracy Strawberry: Yes. falling apart. The most KW: You know I just got important thing is becoming off the phone with some- honest about your life and body you might know, Mike who you are. That’s the only and Sherry Pittman, pub- way you’re going to be able lishers of the Capital City to get well and stay well. Courier, one of the papers I We believe that. It doesn’t matter what anyone else write for. thinks. The most important thing is that we’re in a Tracy: We sure do! Darryl: Of course! Won- healthy marriage. Tracy: Also, when you’re derful, wonderful friends! honest about your own KW: What inspired you things, it draws people in to write The Imperfect Mar- and allows them to let down their own guard, and to be riage? When you sit down to write a book like this, you have to have your own self together first power of God and by active- ly engaging in the process of change. Tracy’s hard hitting, spir- it-filled, sermons have touched men and women of all ages. She teaches Bibli- cal truth with practical application to deliver a mes- sage of faith, redeeming hope, restoration and free- dom. She believes that through the Word of God and the Power of The Holy Spirit those who are lost will be found and those who are bound will be free. Here, they talk about their faith-based relationship advice book, The Imperfect Marriage. Kam Williams: Hi Darryl and Tracy, thanks for the time. I’m honored to have this opportunity to speak with you. Darryl Strawberry: Thank you for having us, Kam. Tracy: Well, there’s an overwhelming demand coming from people look- ing for answers in their marriages. And Darryl and I have overcome adultery… addiction… losing every- thing… blended families… so many issues. And our marriage has survived. The big question we get from so many people is: How did you do it? This book is a journey through how we did it, and how others can do it, too. Darryl: And when you sit down to write a book like this, you have to have your own self together first. In making a troubled marriage work, the first thing you have to do is look not at your partner, but at your own self, in order to get to a place where you can get well, and then the two of you can come together. honest about their own situ- ations. Our goal here is to encourage people by say- ing: If we can make it, so can you. It’s not to just leave them with a false Tracy and Darryl Strawberry sense of hope. There are practical applications. We keep it real. We’re living in a time when people are fac- ing real hardships and real heartaches, so we talk about ours in the hope that they can overcome theirs as well. The idea is to encourage them, help them, and to give them practical applications about how they can over- come. KW: I see that you opened the Darryl Strawber- ry Recovery Center in Florida earlier this year. Is that for athletes? Darryl: Yes, a treatment center in St. Cloud with a 12-Step program not just for athletes, but for anyone with substance abuse problems. We come from addiction, and we know that addiction destroys lives. We just hope people understand that they can be restored whatever their condition is. KW: How do you like life away from the limelight? Darryl: Living in the Midwest has been a blessing for us, because of who we are. We’re in Tracy’s home- town. And we’re ordained ministers whose purpose is informing people about the love of Jesus and getting them to realize that Christ is what’s most important. Life here is simple, and not so complicated, and I think that’s what we enjoy more than anything. KW: It must have been hard achieving so much fan- fare while still in your teens. And in New York, no less. Darryl: It’s a lot, no ques- tion about it. Playing in a place like New York is very difficult and challenging. But I’m truly blessed to have a happy life today after going there and playing there and overcoming so much adversity. And I’m grateful for my wife and all that she brings to the table in terms of helping me become a better man. I didn’t put it all together until Tracy came into my life and we came together as a team. And I’m also thank- See CELEBRITY on page 11 KW: Why did you decide Upcoming Special Issue S K W WW . TH E AN NE R . C O P OR T L A ND , 8, 20 11 S EP T E M B E R 2 M Minority Business Enterprise publishes MBE 2 0 1 1 Sept. 24, 2014 SE MBE SI NE SS EN TE RP RI O R EG O N F UTURE N OW G P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER , N O . 48 V O L X XX I I I 2 5 C EN T S l cia Spe ition Ed W W W . T HE SK AN NE R . 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