Happy Birthday to two of Ball's greatest role models (for completely different reasons): Jackie Robinson and Nolan Ryan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILIA20AqA5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tygDNh79CC4
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Robinson and Ryan...
Happy Birthday to two of Ball's greatest role models (for completely different reasons): Jackie Robinson and Nolan Ryan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILIA20AqA5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tygDNh79CC4
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
On POISE...
"When Poise is present, you'll perform at your own personal best because Poise precludes panic. You'll understand what you're supposed to do, and do it even when the odds are against you, even when the experts say you'll fail." - Coach Wooden
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Cressey STILL rocks...
John Wooden knew that one of the keys to success was the physical component of each sport. Part of that is knowing what to do during the off season.
Segue to Cressey Performance in Massachusetts, one of the nation's premier elite training facilities....
Followers of BALL know that we're huge Eric Cressey fans. We use his advice and guidance for several BALL lessons. MLB recently did an article on off-season training in which Eric was heavily quoted. The article is here.
It's worth the read...
Segue to Cressey Performance in Massachusetts, one of the nation's premier elite training facilities....
Followers of BALL know that we're huge Eric Cressey fans. We use his advice and guidance for several BALL lessons. MLB recently did an article on off-season training in which Eric was heavily quoted. The article is here.
It's worth the read...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Jesse is an Eagle Scout...
I was humbled to ask to speak on behalf of a former high school athlete of mine for his Eagle Scout induction. If you don't know what that is, it's kind of like speaking for someone as they're inducted into a Hall of Fame.
In preparation for the talk, I re-researched the Scouts and what they teach young men. I never quite bridged the gap prior to tonight, but what struck me most was how similar Wooden's Pyramid and maxims are to the Boy Scout motto, creed, etc.
It turns out that BALL had very little effect on this young man. It simply reinforced the solid parenting and positive modeling that his scout leaders had been feeding him since he was 7 years old.
How cool is that?
In preparation for the talk, I re-researched the Scouts and what they teach young men. I never quite bridged the gap prior to tonight, but what struck me most was how similar Wooden's Pyramid and maxims are to the Boy Scout motto, creed, etc.
It turns out that BALL had very little effect on this young man. It simply reinforced the solid parenting and positive modeling that his scout leaders had been feeding him since he was 7 years old.
How cool is that?
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Happy Birthday BALL Legend Vin Scully!
Happy Birthday to the best in the business...
In the 2005 book “Voices of Summer” by Curt Smith, Scully was named as baseball's all-time best broadcaster based on “longevity, continuity, network coverage, kudos, language, popularity, persona, voice knowledge and miscellany.” Each criterion was rated from 1-10, with the perfect score being 100. Scully was the only broadcaster to reach that number.
In the 2005 book “Voices of Summer” by Curt Smith, Scully was named as baseball's all-time best broadcaster based on “longevity, continuity, network coverage, kudos, language, popularity, persona, voice knowledge and miscellany.” Each criterion was rated from 1-10, with the perfect score being 100. Scully was the only broadcaster to reach that number.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Giving thanks to the United States
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln
I just watched the movie "Lincoln" with my family last night, on the eve of America's celebration of Thanksgiving. The movie was about an extraordinary man who took extraordinary measures to ensure the Union's survival...sometimes blurring the line between what was constitutional (or not) in order to advance his belief that it was America's destiny to be a land for all people to be free.
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty . . is finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People."
- George Washington
The Founding Fathers established these United States in what became known as as the ultimate "Grand Experiment". I am so thankful that we had the wisdom and guidance of these flawed but extremely thoughtful men. 230+ years later, it still works. Not always with the result that I want, but, like baseball, every man gets his chance.
- Abraham Lincoln
I just watched the movie "Lincoln" with my family last night, on the eve of America's celebration of Thanksgiving. The movie was about an extraordinary man who took extraordinary measures to ensure the Union's survival...sometimes blurring the line between what was constitutional (or not) in order to advance his belief that it was America's destiny to be a land for all people to be free.
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty . . is finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People."
- George Washington
The Founding Fathers established these United States in what became known as as the ultimate "Grand Experiment". I am so thankful that we had the wisdom and guidance of these flawed but extremely thoughtful men. 230+ years later, it still works. Not always with the result that I want, but, like baseball, every man gets his chance.
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