Running from work: You get lazy and people pass you up Running to work: You get better and make it to the next level

Choose your sacrifice: Comfort now or success later. You can't have both. Most choose comfort. Champions choose different. What comfort are you willing to sacrifice for greatness?

“We’re not going to recruit selfish guys, I guys, or guys who don’t want to pay the price.” - Curt Cignetti That line should be printed on every locker room wall in America. Talent matters. But mindset, toughness, and team-first habits matter more.

HS Athletes: If only 7% of you will play at the next level, can you HONESTLY say that you’re out working 93% of the rest of the high schoolers in the country? Talent sets the floor. Character and hard work set the ceiling.

The weight room is so much more than just lifting weights... It’s a toughness chamber! On a side note: get powerful, explosive & strong...but also be sure to maintain flexibility...stretch with purpose often. Range of motion and muscle balance is critical in baseball.

DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS "You get mental toughness because things are hard. You've got to embrace hard. Tough times make hard people. Easy times make soft people... You've gotta learn to overcome things that are hard." (Nick Saban)

My dad used to say: "You should never be outworked or out-prepared." There will always be people smarter than you and more talented than you. But you control the effort and the prep. ~ via Clint Hurdle

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and a lasting impact in the wake of your absence. ~ via Gene Chizik

Good athletes love winning. Great athletes love both winning and training.

To become mentally tougher, you need to increase your tolerance for physical and mental discomfort. The main way to do this is by putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and pushing through them.

With a 0-0 count if U tell me you’re trying to hit the FB CB SL CH at the same time-Im telling you that you’re 2strike hitting the whole bat-U don’t have to swing why are we trying to hit 95 and 79 at the same time until we have to-that’s my two strike approach COMPETEwCONFIDENCE

Winning is a good feeling, but it passes, and what lasts is what you’ve learned. Winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point. – Pat Summitt

0-0 curveballs have the highest run value out of all pitches, when thrown in zone. Why? Because it is a FREE strike. Curveballs are swung at just 23% of the time in 0-0 counts when it is IN ZONE. All 0-0 curveballs? Only 15% swings. Knowing this, if you can't land a

Shift your mindset from hope to certainty.

Don’t expect results out of something that you don’t put your time into. Putting in the hard work every day is required if you want to get better, not some days.

Ever wonder why some guys play with so much damn confidence? They're outworking everyone on the field in their so called free time. Their fun is preparing to kick your ass on the field. Their fun is getting stronger than you. Their fun is being the most prepared. Try it. You

Scrimmage vs Paschal Batting: 0-1 w/ popout, HBP Pitching: K, 0ER, H First few games in the book, looking forward to another great season at the plate, on the field, and on the mound

“Behind The Ball, Behind The Ball”

You will make time for the things you prioritize in life. Get rid of the things that aren’t beneficial for your time. If you don’t make time for some things that you think you should, you need to rethink your priorities or reshape the way you manage your time. This hits HARD.