On Friday, January 30, 2009, the Grasso Tech Student Council sponsored guest speaker Mr. Rajai Davis of the Oakland A’s. Mr. Davis spoke to the students about having a dream and following that dream and doing whatever it takes to achieve it.

Mr. Davis talked about receiving an offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates to attend one of their tryouts to play for them. He said that of course he wanted to go but only had a limited amount of money. So with $60 in his pocket and his mother’s car he drove for 14 hours to fulfill his dream to play major league baseball.  “Just because you are young does not mean you can’t make things happen,” said Davis.

Mr. Davis attended New London High School and often goes back to work out with his old team at practices. A popular question that both classes asked him was, “How much do you make a year?” His answer was “Look it up.”  Mr. Davis has worked hard to get to where he is now. He is happily married to Marissa Davis.