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Throw a bucket of water on a rock and it doesn’t do anything. However, a single drop of water everyday creates a hole in that rock. Consistency beats intensity. – Chinese Proverb
February 2, 2025
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The Four Noble Truths – The Buddha
These truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the suffering humanity faces – suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature.
You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you. – Unknown
The Strategy of Hitting – Dad
0-0 Depends, any runners on? Is he wild?
0-1 No, watch for junk.
1-1 Depends, only if in the wheelhouse.
2-0 Go, all day, every day (hitters count).
2-1 No, unless it’s perfect perfect.
1-2 Battle, strive for contact (pitchers count).
2-2 Go, anything close gets a hack. Watch for junk.
0-2 Battle, stretch the count.
3-0 No, especially if there are men on base.
3-2 Go and gear up for a fastball!
To stop freezing at the plate in baseball, focus on having a “swing until it’s a ball” mentality, maintain good timing, have a slight pre-pitch movement to avoid being static, practice visualization techniques to stay calm, and actively look for hittable pitches in the strike zone, rather than overthinking and getting paralyzed by the pitcher’s delivery. – Coach Justin, Ultimate Baseball Training
People see what decision we made, but never see what choices we had. – Itachi Uchiha