In an appearance on NBC Sports Chicago this Sunday, former major league baseball player and manager, Ozzie Guillén, broke down in tears talking about what it meant to him to become an American citizen.
Ozzie Guillén was born in Venezuela and became an American citizen in 2006. When he was asked what it meant to him to be an American, he said:
“It’s special. People don’t know how hard that is. How many people die … How many people want to be American. This is an honor for me.”
Afterward, the interviewer asked Guillén why he was so emotional. He responded:
“Opportunities, man … opportunities opened the door for me. I’ve been living in this country for a long time. Me and my family, (came here) at great cost, it opened the door for them to be who they are.”
Not only was Ozzie Guillén a great defensive shortstop who made the all-star team multiple times, but he was also the first Hispanic manager in history to win a World Series. In addition, he now has a net worth of 18 million dollars.
Let’s do an exchange for people that want to be here and send away the professional victims