jr. >> after his retirement in 2001, cal ripken jr. ripken baseball running youth camps and spreading the game's gospel. >> is this all in a day's work for you. >> i don't spend every day like this but i do enjoy this probably the most. >> reporter: and in so doing ripken has become baseball's amanda ambassador to children. today he's giving a few pointers to some kids at new york's chelsea pier >> that's better. that's exactly what i'm talking about. try that now. >> reporter: back in 2001 did you have a sense this is what you'd be doing 12 years later. >> i knew i liked the influence i have on kids in a baseball sense. i mean really i want to encourage kids to -- more kids to play more baseball. >> reporter: it's a mission he's devoted to off the field as well with a series of books for kids tackling the tough issues they face today like bullying. >> have you guys ever been bullied? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's a fascinating thing to hear you were bullied. >> when i was high school, i was smaller, 5'7", 128 and made the varsity basebal

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and edward jones, josh sat down with baseball great, children's book author, cal ripken jr. >> here youvery day. >> i didn't start out doing it. i didn't become obsessed with it. i didn't continue it for the sake of the streak. it was really a value, and the value was your job was to show up to play. once i got that through my head, it became a little simpler just to go out there and make it one day at a time. >> catch more of our "newsmakers" series on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! brought to you by edward jones, where face time and think time make a difference. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "good morning america." all this morning we have been transforming two young women with our ambush makeover. abc's rachel smith, host of "on the red carpet" found two ladies who wanted a whole if you look for their work so we'll see what their new looks look like live in just a moment but first here's a look at how we did it. >> powerhouse pr firm i'm here to ambush alex. you are being ambushed. 30-year-old alex barnett after working in afghanistan for the p