Read the excerpt from "Talking to the Coach."
Which statement would Coach Thompson most likely
agree with?
As a coach, what do you try to do to help the kids?
Encourage them; make it not seem like it's the end of the
world. I tell them everybody strikes out. I tell them that
they pay major league baseball players millions of dollars
to strike out. It's just part of the game. You have to
encourage them to swing, too. It's a lot easier just to
watch the ball go by.
-It's better to try and fail than not to have tried at all.
-Winning is the most important thing.
-Nice guys finish last.
-There is no "I" in team.