The Little League Coach

Proud Papa

First, I am proud of all my children whether they succeed or fail, it makes no difference to me. I prefer to put them in a position to succeed, then, win or lose, it doesn’t matter, it is a life learning lesson no matter what happens. Tonight, my youngest daughter decided she was going to succeed, and she did!

I think it might have been the large fry and small Dr. Pepper we had before we went to the field, lol, I don’t know for sure, but next time she pitches you can guarantee that is what she will be having on the way to the field!

She has worked hard. She comes to every single pitcher/catcher practice and clinic we hold. She never really has been given the opportunity to pitch even though she has been coming to all of these practices for over 3 years. She has had control problems in the past, and was unable to stay out there. Not tonight! Tonight she was on fire, throwing strike after strike. It was beautiful to watch!

She has been saying for days she could do it, but I have to admit I had my doubts. Our coaching staff was wondering as well, but she was fantastic. The best game she has ever had, bar none. To cap it all off, she finally stayed behind the ball, turned on a pitch, and hit it over the left fielder’s head for a triple! Woohoo!

Why all this success suddenly? Because she is not afraid of failure. We have done everything in our power to create an environment where success is awesome, but failure simply brings you one step closer to success. In the sales world the saying goes, “every ‘no’ you get brings you one step closer to a ‘yes’.” This is also true in sport.

Every strike brings you one step closer to a hit, when pitching, every ball brings you one step closer to a strike, and in life, every failure brings you one step closer to a success.

What is your greatest success story? We would love to hear it.

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