One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something -Nolan Ryan

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Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have. -Jim Abbott

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You can't talk defeat and expect to have victory. You can't talk lack and expect to have abundance. You've got to send your words out in the direction you want your life to go. Joel Osteen

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My fans expect me to be greater and keep being great. – DJ Khaled

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What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time. -Don Zimmer

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Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, ‘You’re never going to make it.’ I appreciated their honesty because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation. -Mike Piazza

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If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job. - Brooks Robinson

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You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything. -Hank Aaron

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Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. -Bullet Bob Feller

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We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly.

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