Tip of the day

This is an inspriational quote that my son and I share.

"The task ahead of you is never as great as the power of God behind you"

Louisiana09- I like that one a lot!

One that an old coach shared with my son that he likes a lot is: "Talent will take you there, but heart wins it."

Don't let anyone there out-hustle you.

"Luck only comes to those who depend on it."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
-Aristotle

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion." - Mia Hamm

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Originally posted by louisiana09:
This is an inspriational quote that my son and I share.

"The task ahead of you is never as great as the power of God behind you"

LA...last part of Isaiah 52:12 would be a good backup for that...

(for my input to this, see my sig line)

A CHAMPION LIFE: AUTHOR UNKNOWN

True champions are not necessarily
the guys that win the Final Four, World Series or Super Bowl.
A true champion is the man who played above his head, playing better than his skill should have allowed,
It is the guy that overcame more obstacles than most to compete.
Not necessarily to win,
but was ready to loose rather than sacrifice
His integrity, moral courage and honor.
This kind of person is seldom honored for his achievements,
But he is the true champion and scholar.

I know that this is a little long for a text but I wanted to share it anyway!

Great stuff so far!

They can be technical too. He's also a pitcher so he occasionally gets pitching related tid-bits.

Here's another quote for you:
"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move." - Satchel Paige

He makes it sound so easy! Best of luck to your son today!

"Don't stress the little things... and they're ALL little things"

Something like that..

great posts. I have these types of conversations with my son telling him God gave him his abilities, and the team stuff hustle and all that which he does always. But the day of a game I just say "hey have fun out there, its your senior year." dont get too deep on game day.I always tell him remember in the end its only a game, and a game is supposed to be fun. My son used to get in his head a lot and would think too much. so for us we just want him relaxed and do his thing out there.

I help you. You help me. I love it. - Anonymous

Here's one my son and anyone I've coached gets tired of hearing but it's true ....

"If you play hard the game gets easy. If you play easy the game gets hard."

I also asked my son about grades tonight for the first time since tryouts a month ago. Even I forgot why he really goes to school.

I have hanging on my wall at work a very old saying... It's very simple, but speaks loudly to me.

When I do bad things
I feel bad
When I do good things
I feel good
Abe Lincoln

Beezer,

My son was also a pitcher, and my husband sometimes said to him as he was walking out the door before a game:

"Keep your stick on the ice."

Okay, so my hubby is a hockey fan as well as baseball. But I guess his main point was to give our son a smile rather than technical advice on game day.



Best wishes to your son!

Julie

Don't spit in the well.... One day, you'll be thirsty.

This reminds me of my Catholic high school days when we would go around saying "Semper ubi sub ubi!"---Latin for "Always wear underwear!" It's a good tip in my book!

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I have hanging on my wall at work a very old saying... It's very simple, but speaks loudly to me.

When I do bad things
I feel bad
When I do good things
I feel good
Abe Lincoln

Now setting in my office, maybe that saying didn't speak as loudly as I thought.

It actually says...

When I do good
I feel good
When I do bad
I feel bad
And thats my
religion.
Abe Lincoln

This one goes along with Play Baseball's tip.

These are from my Mom:

Always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident.

Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way.

I hope someday you have children just like you.

Put that down! You don't know where it's been!

Say that again and I'll wash your mouth out with soap.

You don't always get what you want. It's a hard lesson, but you might as well learn it now.

From my Dad:

Get a job.

These are awesome! Some may not fit my particular application but I'm loving them anyway!!! I can't imagine reminding my son to remember to wear his pants but that may just fall in line with Julie's and PlayBall's tips.

WWW = Women Weaken Legs (Burgess Meredith in Rocky)

Seriously - try and hit it at somebody, cause more than likely you won't and it will sneak through for a hit!

Beezer, if I put little post-it notes on my son's mirror, after one or two days I would have to post this one:

"Son, I found where you hid the post-its, now cut that out!"