![]() ![]() And that taught me my favorite lflessness. The best baseball quotes about life are given below: Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them. And that's when I realized that even though I was the one playing the game, and I was the one who all the kids looked up to and came to see, it really wasn't about me, at all. That you could change and influence a child's day/week/month/year or even life by the way you treat them in the next few seconds or the next few words you say to them. The looks alone on all the little kids' faces when they see you approaching them, like they think you are Derek Jeter and whatever you say to them is gospel. You do what you've gotta do, no matter what. Because that's how baseball players are wired. I have failed in a season, more than most fail in a lifetime and still wanted more. I'll never take the little things for granted, ever again. Gonna be honest, your mind wanders a lot during because of the adrenaline.īut to think others sacrificed their lives so I could chase a dream and play a game. I had to listen to the National Anthem (hundreds of times each year) before my job starts each night. When I saw, heard and felt the love, respect and admiration from the fans, old and young. And then in a few months, the season ends and they are gone and you may never see them again. When you live, travel, work and hang out with the same people everyday, you become close to them and form a bond. ![]() If I was late, I was fined, fired, or left behind. That taught me that hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. Whether it be because of the person's name, or who they know.That taught me that life isn't always fair.Īnd on the opposite end of the spectrum, I have seen people less talented than others train extremely hard and just plain outwork/outhustle their competition, and then get recognized and promoted above the more talented player because of it. and still receive no recognition or promotion. Earl Weaver You don’t save a pitcher for tomorrow. There were times when we would outperform our competition, do noticeably better than them, go above and beyond what was expected of us. Robert Frost The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. I was on the road for about 7-8 months out of the year, missing out on family, friends, holidays and relationships. And then the next day, we're right back in front of that same disappointed crowd, but we couldn't let that affect us at all. When we failed or performed poorly, we did it with a spotlight on us in front of hundreds and thousands of people, with no excuses to hide behind and no one to blame but ourselves. People would get released or demoted literally every week, and we'd have to see the look on their faces as they cleaned out their locker in front of the whole team, as their dream came to an end. And if we didn't play, we didn't get promoted. If we weren't good enough, we didn't play. For anyone who wants to know, this is what it means to be a professional baseball player: ![]()
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