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Not sure if this is what is happening but this is for her.
Chapter 25
'CRUD' HAPPENS
Let's say you take your bicycle out and start riding down the street. All of a sudden you run over something you didn't see coming. You turn your head around, look behind you and see that you just went through some dog's business card.
Do you keep looking behind you and focus on what you just ran over, or do you turn your head back and point it forward, so you don't go through more of the same? In that respect, pitching is like riding a bicycle. Anyone that rides a bike, while they are looking backwards, will run into all kinds of crud. It's bound to happen.
A pitcher makes a throw they felt was a strike, however, the umpire calls it a ball. The pitcher gets unhappy with the umpire or themselves. Now the pitcher is looking back and thinking about the last pitch, when they should be focusing on the next pitch. The last pitch did not turn out as the pitcher wanted and
hoped it would, that pitch was crud.
If you throw a pitch that doesn't work out like you would like it to, FORGET ABOUT IT, it is history and NOTHING is going to change it. The call was made and it cannot be appealed. FORGET ABOUT IT.
Unless you can turn back the hands of time, there is absolutely nothing you can do to change what just happened. Don't think about it, don't worry about it and don't let it affect the rest of your game.
Forget about what just happened and focus on the next throw that you are about to make because you CAN do something about that one. Stay focused on what is ahead, the next pitch, you still have a say in what is ABOUT to happen.
If you dwell on the crud that just happened, that same crud will more than likely cause you to go through more crud and REAL soon. How many times have you seen a pitcher get upset about something and just never recover for the rest of the game, if they even get to finish the rest of the game. That one single pitch, that one single call, takes them completely out of the inning and sometimes the entire game.
With every single pitch you throw, once it is done, it is a new ball game with a new challenge.
Crud happens, it has always happened and will happen again. The best way to avoid running into a lot of it is to keep your focus straight ahead on the future and what is still to come.
When you look ahead you can see your target and chances are you will hit it. The chances of you hitting a target that is behind you are slim to none. The past is over and behind you and the future lies ahead. You cannot focus on the past without turning your back to the future.
Nothing gives the OTHER TEAM more pleasure than to see the opposing pitcher lose her focus and composure. Nothing builds the other team's confidence and aggressiveness like it either. It's a huge advantage and it ALWAYS helps the other team.
If you do focus on the crud that just happened and get upset about it, don't worry. You still might win the Most Valuable Player trophy. The Most Valuable Player of the OTHER team!
Not sure if this is what is happening but this is for her.
Chapter 25
'CRUD' HAPPENS
Let's say you take your bicycle out and start riding down the street. All of a sudden you run over something you didn't see coming. You turn your head around, look behind you and see that you just went through some dog's business card.
Do you keep looking behind you and focus on what you just ran over, or do you turn your head back and point it forward, so you don't go through more of the same? In that respect, pitching is like riding a bicycle. Anyone that rides a bike, while they are looking backwards, will run into all kinds of crud. It's bound to happen.
A pitcher makes a throw they felt was a strike, however, the umpire calls it a ball. The pitcher gets unhappy with the umpire or themselves. Now the pitcher is looking back and thinking about the last pitch, when they should be focusing on the next pitch. The last pitch did not turn out as the pitcher wanted and
hoped it would, that pitch was crud.
If you throw a pitch that doesn't work out like you would like it to, FORGET ABOUT IT, it is history and NOTHING is going to change it. The call was made and it cannot be appealed. FORGET ABOUT IT.
Unless you can turn back the hands of time, there is absolutely nothing you can do to change what just happened. Don't think about it, don't worry about it and don't let it affect the rest of your game.
Forget about what just happened and focus on the next throw that you are about to make because you CAN do something about that one. Stay focused on what is ahead, the next pitch, you still have a say in what is ABOUT to happen.
If you dwell on the crud that just happened, that same crud will more than likely cause you to go through more crud and REAL soon. How many times have you seen a pitcher get upset about something and just never recover for the rest of the game, if they even get to finish the rest of the game. That one single pitch, that one single call, takes them completely out of the inning and sometimes the entire game.
With every single pitch you throw, once it is done, it is a new ball game with a new challenge.
Crud happens, it has always happened and will happen again. The best way to avoid running into a lot of it is to keep your focus straight ahead on the future and what is still to come.
When you look ahead you can see your target and chances are you will hit it. The chances of you hitting a target that is behind you are slim to none. The past is over and behind you and the future lies ahead. You cannot focus on the past without turning your back to the future.
Nothing gives the OTHER TEAM more pleasure than to see the opposing pitcher lose her focus and composure. Nothing builds the other team's confidence and aggressiveness like it either. It's a huge advantage and it ALWAYS helps the other team.
If you do focus on the crud that just happened and get upset about it, don't worry. You still might win the Most Valuable Player trophy. The Most Valuable Player of the OTHER team!
