JUPITER, Fla. • Whether his young son was close to attaining his black belt in taekwondo, playing the right or left wings in soccer or guard in basketball, John Charles Gant had one request that still resonates with his son.
No matter what the younger John Michael Gant was doing, whether in sports, school or daily life, the advice was consistent.
“He always used to tell me, ‘If you’re going to do something, do it right,’” said Cardinals righthander John Gant. “No matter what it is, if you’re going to do, it just do it right.