This is the last year of Mariano Rivera’s contract with the Yankees. Asked if he was worried about what would happen after this year and Rivera said, “Why should I worry about something that I can’t control?” Many times we worry about winning and losing, the economy, the weather, our opponents, but we can’t control […]
I’m not a Phillies phanatic, but I like the recent quote in the Trenton Times by the Fightin’ Phils’ Raul Ibanez. He said, “You have to keep battling. No one’s gonna feel sorry for you. You have to go out there and you gotta believe, affirming to yourself.” Push yourself. Coach yourself. Believe in yourself. […]
Jim Abbott threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians on September 4, 1993, and he won the game 4-0. AND Jim Abbott was born without a right hand. Imagine what YOU can do… Your only disability is in your mind.
“I believe that if I can take twenty or thirty minutes before each game and visualize what’s going to happen, I’ll be able to react to it without thinking, because I’ll already have seen it in my mind. When I’m lying down before the game, I can see myself making a shot or boxing out […]
You can win with 60% of your game and 100% of your brain, but never the opposite. -author unknown
Supposedly, Mickey Mantle once hit a weak ground ball to second base and, as usual, took off out of the batter’s box. But his spikes got stuck and he fell on to all fours and couldn’t get up. Instead of giving up and heading to the dugout, he furiously doggy-paddled to first base. That’s giving […]
Once in a while I hear a great quote. Last week I was sitting in the hallway next to the Trenton Thunder clubhouse, as I did many times this season, talking to one of the players. This time it was pitcher, Cory Arbiso. He said a great quote that stuck with me… “Some days you […]
This summer, I spent quite a bit of time at Waterfront Park, home of the Trenton Thunder, Double-A Yankees. I interviewed players. I took photos on the field. I was in the clubhouse. I was in the press box. I became friends with season ticket holders. I became friends with players. I sat in the […]
Supposedly, I once said the following quote… Excellence is not expected effort- it is extra effort. I can’t remember saying it, or where and when, but my source is good, so I must have. Either way, it’s true.
The quote below is from a recent article on school testing, specifically comparing China versus the United States, from the New York Times. “What’s best for kids is frequent testing, where even if they do badly, they can get help and improve and have the satisfaction of doing better…Kids don’t get self-esteem by people just […]