What words of encouragement would YOU give?

OPP...see my signature line.

OPP,

You have a PM

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

You can observe a lot by watching.

"Heart" would be my choice.

My son has under the bill of a cap an old standard "the biggest risk is not taking one".

Some people wannabe good and some people are!

Success

To Laugh Often and Love Much
To Win the Respect of Intelligent People and Affection of Children
To Earn the Appreciation of Honest Critics and
Endure the Betrayal of False Friends
To Appreciate Beauty
To Find the Best in Others
To Leave the World a Better Place
Whether by a Healthy Child
A Garden Patch
Or a Redeemed Social Condition
To Know even One Life
Has Breathed easier
Because you have Lived
This is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson is usually credited for the saying.

Won't fit on a card, though........

I think that "NEVER give up!" is PERFECT!!!

I like never give up. What if the Red Sox gave up in the ALCS game 4, or game 5, or game 6? There would have been no game 7.

Our son would probably advise ... stay focused

Live the Dream
Chase the Dream
Commitment Attitude Intensity
Play Everyday Like it is Your Last
What you do today is Important...because you exchanged a day of your life for it! (too long)
I Can't Never Could

I gotta say though, "Never Give Up", is perfect.

Orioles42

Have a short memory.
Focus on this pitch!
Focus on this at bat!

Don't buy fish tacos from a street vendor in Mexico.

Success is never FINAL... and... Failure is never FATAL.
Fungo

If you love the game the game will love you back.

PERSEVERANCE!

What's the most important play in baseball?

The Next play.

Pitchers know the best sayings...

Always Stay On Top

goes good during the game and after

That a boy, work hard & stay focused.

fc v dad

Winners do the things that losers won't.

The key to success is watching what the successful people do and emulating it.

"Victory happens when ten thousand hours of training meet one moment of opportunity"

The desire to prepare is more important than the will to win.

"You say you want to win"? "You come in here and you tell me how bad you want it"! "I could care less about words boy"! "Show me through your actions". "Somewhere theres a kid in the basement of his house pounding out push ups. Swinging a bat 200 reps a night. Pushing himself when no one else is watching. What are you doing other than talking"? - You need a big baseball card for this.

Not really words of "encouragement" here...but I do like this saying:

"Its not that hard to be successful because most people are happy being average."

What you do in the off season will determine what you are capable of doing during the season.

Dream BIG!

always believe

Moving up to college is so much different. Players come and players go. You might seem comfortable and then some hot shot recruit is nipping at your heels and you are fighting for your job. the same if you move onto the professional level. the most important thing is that you have the mindset to handle this. Play every day as if it were your last game.

Aim high.

It's an old "country" saying..
"The Cream always rises"

...as in churning milk... the good stuff always
ends up on top!

Preparation and Focus

For years I have tried to write something motivational under the bill of my son's game hats. I think my favorites have been "Focus... You never know who's watching" and "it ain't the size of the dog in a fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!"

Went back and looked at some of his old hats and found a couple of other good ones...
"BE PREPARED TO SUCCEED ON EVERY PLAY!" and "Hit like Nomar, Field like Omar"

Took the ones I like from above and copied them to word – thought some of you would like the list.

Talent Is Never Enough!

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

The biggest risk is not taking one.

NEVER give up!

Stay focused!

Live the Dream, Chase the Dream!

Commitment Attitude Intensity!

Play Everyday Like it is Your Last!

Have a short memory. Focus on this pitch! Focus on this at bat!

Success is never FINAL... and... Failure is never FATAL.

If you love the game the game will love you back.

PERSEVERANCE!

What's the most important play in baseball? The Next play.

Winners do the things that losers won't.

Victory happens when ten thousand hours of training meet one moment of opportunity!

The desire to prepare is more important than the will to win.

Its not that hard to be successful because most people are happy being average.

What you do in the off season will determine what you are capable of doing during the season.

Dream BIG!

Aim high!

Focus... You never know who's watching.

BE PREPARED TO SUCCEED ON EVERY PLAY!