You Can't Buy Greatness

  “There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one’s maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.”

Buck Rodgers

  I tell everyone who comes to see me that coming to see me once a week is not what it takes to become a great baseball player.  Putting in 1 hour of work each week will not lead to greatness.  I get asked the question (not nearly enough however) what it takes to play professional baseball.  It takes lots of WORK, DEDICATION, MOTIVATION, and DESIRE.

    YOU have to be willing to put in much more work than one hour with an instructor.  I know a lot of kids who think they are working really hard to get better by coming to see me or going to see some other private instructor once a week.  You are learning the skills needed to become better but IT IS UP TO YOU TO PUT IN THE WORK WHEN YOU ARE NOT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR IF YOU WANT TO BECOME GREAT.  Working 1 hour a week at baseball is not nearly enough if you want to play at the highest levels.  You will not find a Major League Baseball player who puts in only 1 hour of work a week.  YOU CAN'T BUY GREATNESS.  YOU HAVE TO SACRIFICE YOUR TIME AND PUSH YOURSELF TO NEW LIMITS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

   Most player only work on the things that they already know.  These are the players who eventually stop getting any better.  You have to be learn and be willing to work on the things that you don't know.  The SECRET is always learning and growing as a player. Never settle for the level you are at now.  Always strive to become better.  Someone out there is working hard right now to get better than you.  Go out and put in the work to become great.  Don't just say you want to be better.  Put forth the work.  It's easy to say you want to be great but it's something completely different to go make it happen.  It's easy to put in work when people are watching you.  What about when no one is around?  How willing are you to freely give up your time and put in work on your own to become great?  Most people say they want it but they don't know what it means to want it.  They just kind of want it.  You have to be willing to look in the mirror every day and know you've done all you could have done today to become GREAT, not good.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TODAY TO BECOME GREAT?