"It doesn't take talent to hustle."
By the way I live my life by this phrase. I never do anything without hustling.
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Welcome aboard the HSBBW BL.
You've selected good words to live by...especially for a baseball player!
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Welcome aboard the HSBBW BL.
You've selected good words to live by...especially for a baseball player!
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I can tell you it has not been forgotten. There may be players , teams etc that dont live by those words but they will be haunted by them if they dont.
That is true.
I learned that lesson in a heartbeat when I was 9. Never again did I forget how to live my life.
I learned that lesson in a heartbeat when I was 9. Never again did I forget how to live my life.
You can't forget something that has never been taught to you.
I may not use those words exactly but that is the message I get across to my players. You want to play then you better bust your rear end.
I may not use those words exactly but that is the message I get across to my players. You want to play then you better bust your rear end.
I saw a sign the other day (I forget where I saw it) that read "You don't deserve anything". I like that...too many kids think they deserve to make the team, they deserve more playing time, they deserve to play SS, they deserve to pitch, they deserve to bat third, etc.
No, you deserve the chance to come to practice 5-6 days per week (for high school) and work your a$$ off and earn all that stuff. You do that, and you won't have to talk to me about what you "deserve".
No, you deserve the chance to come to practice 5-6 days per week (for high school) and work your a$$ off and earn all that stuff. You do that, and you won't have to talk to me about what you "deserve".
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
We had some kids come to our 12u team tryouts who had forgotten that phrase.
When the final roster came out, we forgot to put them on it.
Sometimes, when a player who made the roster forgets it, we forget to put him in the lineup next time around, too.
Forgetfulness is contagious, I guess.
When the final roster came out, we forgot to put them on it.
Sometimes, when a player who made the roster forgets it, we forget to put him in the lineup next time around, too.
Forgetfulness is contagious, I guess.
I never knew I was hustling. No one ever had to tell me to play hard. If I have to tell a kid to hustle or tell a kid to play hard something has gone wrong way before he got to me.
What some of these kids today need is a dose of reality. They need to get up at 5 in the morning all summer and prime tobacco. Work till dark and then go to bed because they are too tired to play. Let them do that for an entire summer and then lets see how hard they play.
It takes absolutely no talent to hustle. It takes absolutely no talent to get after it as hard as you can. All it takes is a true love of the game and a true desire to compete.
What some of these kids today need is a dose of reality. They need to get up at 5 in the morning all summer and prime tobacco. Work till dark and then go to bed because they are too tired to play. Let them do that for an entire summer and then lets see how hard they play.
It takes absolutely no talent to hustle. It takes absolutely no talent to get after it as hard as you can. All it takes is a true love of the game and a true desire to compete.
quote:Originally posted by Midlo Dad:
We had some kids come to our 12u team tryouts who had forgotten that phrase.
When the final roster came out, we forgot to put them on it.
Sometimes, when a player who made the roster forgets it, we forget to put him in the lineup next time around, too.
Forgetfulness is contagious, I guess.
What about telling the kid to start running and forgetting to tell him to stop?