When the Tampa Bay Rays pitcher is asked a question, he pauses, eyes transfixed upon the field in front of him, before answering. He's an introspective man. Spiritual, and thoughtful. One who believes that each spoken word, like each opportunity and decision in life, is one worth careful consideration. He's an avid reader, one who values taking the message from whatever it is he most recently read, whether negative or positive, and finding a way to apply it to his own life.
"I heard Malcolm Gladwell say that every book is a personal growth or self-growth book," Archer said.