Softball Quotes

It is never too late, no matter how old you get because anytime or any point in your life you can always have a chance to make a difference. You can always make a change for the better no matter what background you derived from. You can always do your best and be all that you can be because you will always be uniquely you. It is why it is always wise to listen to your eternal heart, your eternal instincts, and what it had always strove for and/or to do because really anybody can make a difference not only in their own lives but in the lives of others. It is never too late to shine; never.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

The team with the best athletes doesn't usually win. It's the team with the athletes who play best together.

A lot of people notice when you succeed, but they don't see what it takes to get there.

Every single day I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player. Some days it happens, and some days it doesn't. Sure, there are games I'm going to dominate and there are going to be games when I struggle. But it doesn't mean I give up.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.

Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.

When you win, nothing hurts.

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

It's a game of failure [softball]. Everybody would play, that was easy and everyone's not playing because it is so tough. But it's a matter of keep plugging away, keep working hard, believing in yourself and it is a team sport and there is nothing better than being out there, having a ball in your hand, playing the game that you love and ultimately that's what it comes down is having fun and enjoying it.

Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way as a sport. Everyone on the field has a slightly different ability that makes them perfect for their position.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

To some Softball is a game; to others it's Life.

A true champion is someone who wants to make a difference, who never gives up, and who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.