Thursday, June 3, 2010

The characteristics of champions

With the incredible recent successes of Catherine Havens, Liz Weber and Kerri Apicella, I have been hearing many girls proclaim how they aspire to be like these wonderful athletes.  That is all well and good, but these amazing individuals did not just develop over night.  Here are some characteristics they share:

Resiliency:  Catherine, Kerri, and Liz all lost the first game of the series, but fought hard and smart to dominate their opponents in subsequent games.  These girls never back down under difficult circumstances.  They all use their failures as opportunities to better themselves. 
Work Ethic: All of these girls have sacrificed time, money, energy, social outings with friends, and many other things to really perfect their craft as pitchers.
Consistency:  Not everyone is consistent in every game, but these girls are always on time or early for lessons, come year round, work incredibly hard throughout lessons and never complain.  This is a kind of consistency that instructors dream of. 

Want to know more about these wonderful champions?  Check in tomorrow.

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