They Started Something Here, And The Kids

Every Strike Brings Me Closer To The Next Home Run.

Yesterday's Home Runs Don't Win Today's Games.

The Curve And The Fast One Are Important; The Change Of Pace And The Other Trick Deliveries Are Great But They're Not Worth A Plugged Nickel Unless You Have Control To Go Along With Them. And By Control I Don't Mean The Ability To Put The Ball Over The Plate Somewhere Between The Shoulders And Knees. I Mean The Ability To Hit A Three-inch Target Nine Times Out Of Ten, The Sort Of Control That Lets You Put The Ball In The Exact Spot You Want It, And To Play A Corner To The Split Fraction Of An Inch.

How To Hit Home Runs: I Swing As Hard As I Can, And I Try To Swing Right Through The Ball... The Harder You Grip The Bat, The More You Can Swing It Through The Ball, And The Farther The Ball Will Go. I Swing Big, With Everything I've Got. I Hit Big Or I Miss Big. I Like To Live As Big As I Can.

A Part Of Control Is Learning To Correct Your Own Weaknesses. The Person Doesn't Live Who Was Born With Everything. Sometimes He Has One Weak Point, Generally He Has Several. The First Thing Is To Know Your Faults. And Then Take On A Systematic Plan Of Correcting Them. You Know The Old Saying About A Chain Only Being As Strong As Its Weakest Link. The Same Can Be Said In The Chain Of Skills A Man Forges.