“I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues”
"I’m a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game."
- Tom Seaver
Belief
"Pitch within yourself."
- Tom Seaver
Self-awareness
"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate dont move."
- Tom Seaver
Courage
"Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else."
- Tom Seaver
Insight
"There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. They’re all different"
- Tom Seaver
Insight
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence