"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." -Art Linkletter (famous television show host)
Too many people in life today let their mistakes and miscues get them down. A mistake is not something that we should be happy with, but we shouldn't let it ruin us. We must realize that there is more life to be lived. If we sit on that one mistake then we allow it to take us over and we can't push past it. If we can't let one mess up go then we will continue to live in fear of messing up again. Which, I don't think, is the way that any of us want to live.
Baseball is a very up and down kind of game. The people that have gone down in the books as the best hitters of all time have failed to get a hit 7 out of 10 times. The players that let an 0-4 day discourage them to the point where it keeps them down, will most likely see another 0-4 performance the next day. A player must take his performance, learn from it, and work to turn 0-4 into 4-4. Legendary coach Lou Holtz once said, "How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser." Very true statement. Life, and sports, is a marathon, not a sprint. If you come out of the blocks slow and off your game then respond with a brilliant second half performance. If you come out looking good, keep at it. For it is all about the finish. Mistakes will no doubt happen. 0-4 days are gonna be in your future whether you like it or not. But it is how you respond to those tough times. Do you pull out of the race then, or do you finish strong. Be a finisher.
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