The future is perfect:
The most important pitch is the next one.
The most important at-bat is the next one.
The most important play is the next one.
The most important game is the next one.
A team will only be successful if each individual puts the team ahead
of himself.
"Never mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden
Practice makes permanent.
You don't need great ability to hustle.
Never be satisfied with anything less than your best effort.
Treat every game and practice like it’s the seventh game of the
World Series.
Life is not fair. Sometimes you get bad calls or bad breaks. Succeed
anyhow.
Turn a negative into a positive.
No team or player stays the same. You either get better or get worse.
Keep improving. The best freshmen aren't always the best seniors.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters; it's the size
of the fight in the dog.
It's not the cards you're dealt; it's how you play them.
Character is not built under pressure, merely exhibited.
Always maintain your composure and poise.
Enter the game a gentleman; leave the same way.
Never argue with or try to show up an umpire.
Respect all opponents. Fear none.
Don't second-guess -- hindsight is 20/20.
Baseball is a game of inches.
Always run everything out.
A pitcher's stamina comes from his legs.
Tune out the crowd and other potential distractions. Focus on your game.
Don't just practice what you're good at. Practice what you're bad at.
Charge the ball. Don't wait back for the ball to play you.
Hit the cut-off.
Never make the first or last out at third base.
Avoid jinxes.
Have confidence in yourself and your teammates.
Win as a team and lose as a team.
Some of the best performances have come under adverse conditions.
The better team doesn't always win.
Expect to win.
The only stat that matters over a season is a team's wins.
The only stat that matters in a game is runs.
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." - Warren
Spahn
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss
the ball
and started trying to make them hit it." - Sandy Koufax
"Keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't." - Wee
Willie Keeler
"The art of hitting is the art of getting your pitch to hit."
- Bobby Brown
"You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out."
- Carl Yastrzemski
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." -
Earl Weaver
Chip away. Nobody ever hit a five-run homer.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
Visualize your success.
Have fun.
Dare to dream. Dream big.
Never quit. Persistence is the key.