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A Softball Player's Prayer
God grant me the wisdom,
to tell a strike from a ball,
to know where to throw,
and never to fall. Keep me always in the base line,
running straight and true,
and I'll look for your sign,
to stretch one into two. God give me vision,
to see every pitch,
so if a player needs help,
then I will see whic
h. Let me always hustle,
so I'll be at my best,
and take pride in myself,
in sports and the rest. God be my strength,
when I throw the ball,
when I'm far from home plate,
or against a wall. So I never miss a base,
please guide my feet,
bring me home safely,
so my job is complete. When I help younger players,
let me always give praise,
so they'll see you in me,
in all of my ways. God please guide our coach,
to be fair and smart,
to teach us to be good,
let it come from her heart. Let me take a loss,
just as well as a win,
to do any less,
is surely a sin. As long as I can play,
let me make my parents proud,
as proud as I am,
when they yell my name out loud. However my games end,
let me always have fun,
and if Heaven has All-Stars,
I want to be one.
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“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.” -Babe Ruth
"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy." -Arthur Ashe
“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100% dedication, you won't be able to do this.” -Wilson Mizner
“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.” -Vince Lombardi
“A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one.” -Miller Huggins
“Sports is like a war without the killing.” -Ted Turner
“Sport is a very important subject at school, that's why I gave Quidditch such an important place at Hogwarts. I was very bad in sports, so I gave Harry a talent I would really loved to have. Rowling
“To brag little - to show well - to crow gently, if in luck - to pay up, to own up, and to shut up, if beaten, are the virtues of a sporting man.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes
“I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.” -Bill Veeck
“The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or in defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment." -Bruce Lee
"The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders." -Vince Lombardi
"You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice." -Chuck Noll
"The pitcher has got only a ball. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting." -Hank Aaron
"You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be - in baseball and in life." -Pete Rose
"You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation." -Homer Rice
"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown." -Ross Perot
"Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period." -Lou Holtz
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