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You cannot test your way out of a bad transcript. A fantastic score does not remove the C from sophomore year, and it does not brighten a schedule with no rigor in it. – Pat Bloom, head coach at Washington University in St. Louis

Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing. — Peyton Manning

You’re gonna end up where you belong in baseball. – David Esquer

An on-base/speed guy needs consistent bat-to-ball, the ability to take walks and enough impact to drive the gaps. You don’t need 15 HR, but you need to show some extra-base ability.

The biggest thing I’d tell a JUCO freshman?

Attack your weaknesses and understand your strengths.

Don’t ignore the holes in your game. Work on them so they don’t prevent you from getting to the next level.

But don’t become so obsessed with being “well-rounded” that you lose sight of what makes you different.

Your weaknesses can keep you from getting recruited. Your strengths are usually what get you recruited. – Ethan Stith

Elite performers rise to the standards set in place. Some players will fall off, some won’t get on board, and that’s okay. Greatness isn’t for everyone.

The right guys will buy in and make it a priority. Addition by subtraction. – Austin Bylar

Sight is never the determining factor in our success. It’s always that vision and our ability to see things before they exist. – Lex Gillette