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