The True Nature of Baseball

I love this line from White Sox' hitting coach Greg Walker:

"We just got down early, and mentally, we panicked. Guys
started thinking 'Oh my God, I'm hitting .220,' or 'I'm
hitting a buck fifty.' And baseball doesn't feel sorry for
you. If you start going bad it'll bury you" (Baseball
America).

BASEBALL DOESN'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.

That's my favorite line.

Baseball doesn't care what you've done lately. It feel bad
for you when you're hurting.

It doesn't feel good for you when you're on a roll.

Even if you are a big leaguer.

Baseball just is.

It is just there, like an instrument waiting to be picked
up and played.

It's up to the player to pick it up and decide how well
he's going to play.

It's up to the coach what type of emotional environment
he's going to create.

Baseball can be a blessing from Heaven. It can be lethal.

Better players decide how they are going to play and they go
out and play that way.

Regardless of circumstances.

Lesser players let the game decide for them how they are
going to play. They let what happens, much of it quirky,
determine their attitudes, effort, and enjoyment of the
game.

The beauty is that we don't get to decide what actually
happens in the game, but we do get to decide how we're
going to approach it.

Are you going to be a victim of the game or a victor?

You don't have to let the game play you. Notice in the
quote above it sounds like the White Sox hitters were
powerless to reverse their fortunes?

That's not necessary.

Not for big leaguers, not for little leaguers.

No matter what your results you can turn things around.

Fast.

Start taking charge of your mental game by joining my
mental training Gym. Tomorrow is the last day to get the
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http://www.BaseballConfidence.com/Join.html

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

p.s. I'll still take a few more people with the throwing
"thing." Yips. Steve Sax Disease. Whatever you want to call
it. I'm undefeated so far -- all are far down the road to
recovery. Don't let this curable affliction rob you of your
enjoyment of the game. Write to me.

p.p.s. I'm finalizing details for my Mental Toughness
Bootcamp this Fall. Stay tuned for that.
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