| You must be wondering how sports like baseball | | | | discourage your own team mates. Carry yourself |
| can teach anyone the values and principles to be | | | | with pride.o Try, try till you succeed! Do not be a |
| followed in life! | | | | coward and never give up. You should have the |
| Parents take their children to the fields and teach | | | | fire in you and the determination to succeed. If |
| them the sport. Baseball is, thus, a symbol of the | | | | you are confident, no one can drag you down. |
| bonding between parents and their children. | | | | You need to be relentless.o Do not pity yourself |
| Baseball creates an atmosphere of excitement. | | | | and never give an opportunity to your opponents |
| The practice sessions in summer, everyone | | | | to gain joy from your inability to cope up with |
| playing different positions, no one keeping score, | | | | defeat. Do not get frustrated and lose your calm. |
| everyone enthusiastic and engaged; everything is | | | | Ignore factors like the weather, the final score, |
| so energizing. | | | | the umpire's judgment, all of which are not in your |
| Baseball is passing down as a legacy, | | | | control. Plan for the next event as future is very |
| strengthening family love, teaching the principles | | | | much in your control. |
| of life, sharing joy and victory, sorrow and defeat. | | | | Changing the past is not possible. So, do not crib |
| Baseball can add spice to our lives. | | | | about it.oAnalyze your mistakes. Play smartly and |
| Baseball teaches us to take up any task with | | | | honestly! You are accountable and the way you |
| enthusiasm, optimism and with appreciation for | | | | react to circumstances, reveals a lot about your |
| the opportunity to participate. | | | | personality.oFocus on one thing at a time. If you |
| There are nine rules of baseball which can actually | | | | are a base-runner, do that job well. If you are a |
| become the nine steps towards a successful life. | | | | fielder, a pitcher or a batter, you need to |
| These rules are as follows:o If you lose, do not | | | | concentrate on the work assigned to you.oGive |
| make excuses. Accept your mistakes, work hard | | | | your best shot and stop worrying about the |
| to improve them and never blame others for | | | | results.oBe good learners.oBe a true warrior, one |
| what you did. Excuses will never let your | | | | who, in his pride, does not forget that he can also |
| mistakes become pillars of your success.o Maintain | | | | lose next time. Achieving success is not difficult |
| your dignity while you play. Play fair. Do not taunt | | | | but retaining that success is. |
| others and do not pass comments on your | | | | So, remember, people do different things but |
| opponents. Play with a team spirit and never | | | | winners do things differently. |