BOF is right - not enough humor these days.
My off-season assignment from 2B's travel coach is to read (again) The Mental Game of Baseball, underline things that I think are important, and give it to 2B to read over the holidays.
It is a great book, and I do not post this to diminish it at all. But it does mention having a sense of humor and not taking oneself too seriously.
On page 119, there is a sentence:
"when we fail to learn, we've learned to fail"
This reminded me so much of quotes from the Sphinx, in the movie Mystery Men that I wondered how many of them could be relevant to baseball. For those of you who have seen it, 2B's youth ball nickname was Mr. Furious...
The Sphinx
We are number one. All others are number two, or lower.
To learn my teachings, I must first teach you how to learn.
You must lash out with every limb, like the octopus who plays the drums.
He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.
You must be like wolf pack, not six-pack.
When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack. (my favorite)
When you care what is outside, what is inside cares for you.
When you doubt your powers, you give power to your doubts. (Isn't that what it's all about?)
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