Softball Quotes
Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.
The team with the best athletes doesn't usually win. It's the team with the athletes who play best together.
My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself'.
I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!
The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.
It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and whether you are a champion.
A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.
If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.
High school sports: where lessons of life are still being learned, and where athletes still compete for the love of the game and their teammates.
You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.
Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person who gets the most out of themselves.
Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!
A true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them into motivation.
Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.
That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.
Your body is not made to throw like we throw. That's why you see softball pitchers pitching two or three games a day. It's a natural movement in softball. In baseball it's not a natural movement.
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
We're prepared, and we've done everything we can to prepare for this moment in time. That's what confidence is all about.
When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.
Anybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.
The ones who are successful are the ones who really want it. You have to have that inner drive otherwise it's not going to work out.
A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.
There is a way to play this game physically, but it's the mental part that's going to separate gold from silver and silver from bronze.
Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is when pressure hits.
