Mike Hampton: Max Effort, Big League Lessons & the Money Mistakes Every Athlete Should Avoid (Ep. 25)
On episode #25 of ONE Path to Wealth, host Jeremy Dicker welcomes Mike Hampton, a former Major League Baseball pitcher whose 16-season career included stops with the Mariners, Astros, Mets, Rockies, Braves, and Diamondbacks. Mike won five consecutive Silver Slugger Awards, a record for a pitcher, and a Gold Glove in 2003. His 1999 season with Houston was one for the history books: 22 wins, just 4 losses, a runner-up finish in the Cy Young voting, and a .311 batting average. A year later, he was named NLCS MVP with the New York Mets.
Jeremy and Mike cover a lot of ground, including:
- Humble beginnings: growing up in Florida with young parents, a dad who got up at 4:30 every morning, and how football built his mental toughness
- Where the drive comes from: why Mike never took shortcuts, so he’d never have to look back and wonder “what if”
- The players he looked up to: what he learned from watching competitors like Pete Rose and Kirk Gibson
- Getting traded and finding his footing: how winter ball in Puerto Rico and Venezuela and mentors in Houston helped him build real confidence
- Nearly sent down: the tough stretch in 1997 when he was one start away from the minors, and the self-talk that turned his season around
- His proudest moments: the magical 1999 season and pitching a complete-game shutout to clinch the 2000 NLCS in New York
- Lessons for kids: listen more, talk less, give your best effort, and be a good teammate
- Money lessons from a $150 million career: why his agent pushed him to think about life after baseball, why every athlete needs a team of trusted advisors who communicate well, and his worst financial decision (buying too much house, too soon)
- Advice to his younger self: use the off-season to learn about investing, ask questions, and find the right advisor for you
- What excites him now: today’s dynamic young athletes and watching his own kids chase their dreams on the field and on stage
Whether you’re a baseball fan, a parent, or someone who has come into significant money and wants to make it last, this conversation offers honest, hard-earned wisdom from someone who’s been at the top of his game.
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On episode #24 of ONE Path to Wealth, host Jeremy Dicker welcomes Jacob Wilson, founder of Crux Commercial Partners, a high-volume commercial loan brokerage serving the West Coast and beyond. Jake started his commercial real estate finance career at US Bank in 2009, when underwriting standards were at their strictest, and has since built a 12-person team that closes more deals than nearly anyone on the West Coast, typically in the $2 million to $30 million range with a focus on apartments and apartment rehabs.