12 Questions with Richard Evans: Baseball Player
12 Questions with Baseball Player Richard Evans
We interview baseball player Richard Evans, looking at the ups and downs of playing baseball - and his greatest sporting moments! Read on to find out more…
Richard Evans plays for Bristol Baseball Club
1. What is the earliest memory you have of your sport?
Reading the Herald Tribune in cafés in London following the box scores for the 1985 World Series.
2. Who was your first sporting hero?
Dennis Lillee - the cricket player.
3. When did you know sport was going to be what you did for a living?
I don't get paid to play sports, I have always loved anything that included throwing and hitting a ball.
4. Is there a coach, teammate or even a club from your youth that has had a material impact on your life in sport today?
From school cricket it was Mike Eager and from baseball it was Will Lintern.
5. Growing up, playing with friends, where was your 'Wembley', 'Centre court' or 'Madison Square Garden'?
My garden.
6. What is the hardest part about professional sport?
I’m not a professional, but the hardest part is maintaining a high level of performance week in, week out.
Richard Evans playing for his home team, Bristol Baseball Club
7. What is the biggest sacrifice you’ve had to make in order to get to where you are now?
No sacrifice just a lot of willpower.
8. What is your proudest moment in sport?
Personally watching a team from my Bristol Baseball Club win the SWWBL championship in 2022.
9. And what is a moment you wish you could take back or start over again?
Probably start playing baseball at a younger age.
10. Who is your most respected opponent or competitor?
Nick South from Cardiff Baseball Club.
11. What is your favourite sporting venue?
Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Red Sox.
12. What's next for you and where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
I'll be 70 so will be coaching and umpiring.
Let us know what you have going on in your life now and say thanks to any clubs or sponsors…
I’m enjoying my sporting life, to be honest, and actually going to the gym - I want to say thanks to all the members of Bristol Baseball Club for their support of the club and fellow members.
