Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.

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If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job. I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don’t set goals high, you’re not trying. -Todd Helton

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There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. -Derek Jeter

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If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game. -Rickey Henderson

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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. - Rogers Hornsby

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I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.

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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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You can’t let the failures get you down. Learn from them, stay positive, and never give up. -Buster Posey

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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

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If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

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