COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING; KEEPING TOGETHER IS A PROGRESS; WORKING TOGETHER IS A SUCCESS. IT IS NOT THE PUSH FROM BEHIND, OR THE PULL FROM UP FRONT, BUT RATHER THE DRIVE FROM WITHIN. GOOD. BETTER. BEST. NEVER LET IT REST UNTIL YOU'RE GOOD IS YOUR BETTER AND YOUR BETTER IS YOUR BEST. IN PRACTICE, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, IT IS PROBABLY GOOD FOR YOU. SUCCESS SHOULD BE NOT MEASURED BY THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME, BUT BY PREPARATION, ATTITUDE, AND EFFORT. IN SOFTBALL, IF WHAT YOU DID IN THE LAST GAME STILL LOOKS BIG TO YOU, YOU HAVEN'T DONE MUCH IN THE GAME. DESIRE SEES THE INVISIBLE, FEELS THE INTANGIBLE, AND ACHIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. HOW SOMEONE PLAYS A GAME SHOWS SOMETHING OF HER CHARACTER, HOW SHE LOSES SHOWS IT ALL. IN SOFTBALL YOU ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON YOUR TEAMMATES. EVERYONE HAS THEIR BAD DAYS AND EVERY ONE HAS THEIR GOOD DAYS, BUT IT IS THOSE BAD ONES THAT MAKE YOU BETTER. NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOU PLAY ONE GAME, THE NEXT ONE COULD BE YOUR WORST GAME, BUT NEVER GIVE UP WHAT YOU LOVE BECAUSE OF ONE BAD GAME; THERE COULD BE A LOT MORE GOOD GAMES THAN BAD ONES. PLAY FOR THE NAME ON THE FRONT OF YOUR UNIFORM, NOT THE NUMBER ON THE BACK. DON'T BE THE ONE WHO WANTS TO HIT THE BALL, BE THE ONE WHO DOES HIT THE BALL. DEFENSE SAVES GAMES, OFFENSE WINS GAMES. PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING YOUR BODY. IF YOU AINT DIRTY, AND YOU AINT HURTING, THEN YOU WEREN'T PLAYING. SOMETIMES THE ONLY THING FAIR IN LIFE IS A BALL HIT BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD BASE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED LOSING, THEN IN A SENSE, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW HOW GOOD IT REALLY IS TO WIN. NEVER UNDER-ESTIMATE THE OPPONENTS THAT APPEAR WEAKER THAN YOU AND NEVER FEAR THE OPPONENT THAT APPEARS STRONGER THAN YOU. WHEN YOU STEP ON THAT FIELD KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING YOU WORKED FOR COMES DOWN TO ONE GAME, YOU GET THAT REALIZATION THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT AND THIS IS WHY THE GAME WAS MADE. BEFORE YOU ASK ME WHY MY LEGS ARE BRUISED, MY KNEES ARE SCARED AND MY NAILS ARE BROKEN. REALIZE I HIT THE DROP BALL, TOOK THE SHOT AT HOME PLATE AND SWUNG FOR THE FENCE. THERE ARE THREE REASONS WE MAKE MISTAKES, DON'T KNOW, DON'T CARE OR NOT ABLE (IGNORANCE, APATHY, ABILITY). CHAMPIONS NEVER COMPLAIN, THEY ARE TOO BUSY GETTING BETTER.THE ONLY STATISTICS WORTH KEEPING CAN'T BE MEASURED (SPORTSMANSHIP, HEART, INTENSITY, TEAMWORK). PLAYERS ARE MADE IN THE OFF SEASON; TEAMS ARE MADE DURING THE SEASON. SUCCESS IS NEVER FINAL, FAILURE IS NEVER FATAL. A GREAT EFFORT SPRINGS NATURALLY FROM GREAT ATTITUDE. WE IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN ME. THE BEST TEAMS HAVE CHEMISTRY. THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND THEY SACRIFICE PERSONAL GLORY FOR THE COMMON GOAL. YOU'VE GOT TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING WITH DETERMINATION IF YOU ARE GOING TO BED WITH SATISFACTION. ONE WOMAN CAN BE A CRUCIAL INGREDIENT ON A TEAM, BUT ONE WOMAN CANNOT MAKE A TEAM. IT'S NOT WHERE YOU ARE FROM; IT'S WHERE YOU ARE GOING. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DRIVE; IT'S WHAT DRIVES YOU. IT'S NOT WHAT'S ON YOU; IT'S WHAT'S IN YOU. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK; IT WHAT YOU KNOW. IT IS AMAZING WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN NOBODY CARES ABOUT WHO GETS THE CREDIT. IF IT'S NOT IN YOUR HEART, IT'S IN YOUR FACE. THE GREATEST PLEASURE IN LIFE IS DOING WHAT PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU CANNOT DO. HARD WORK BEATS TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN'T WORK. YOU'RE NOT A TEAM UNLESS YOU PLAY LIKE ONE, GET ALONG LIKE ONE, WIN LIKE ONE, LOSE LIKE ONE, AND GET DOWN AND DIRTY LIKE ONE.ONLY THOSE WHO DARE GREATLY CAN EVER ACHIEVE GREATLY. WINNERS ARE BORN, CHAMPIONS ARE MADE. REFUSE TO LOSE, BECAUSE 2ND PLACE SUCKS. LEAVE THE FIELD KNOWING THAT YOU GAVE IT YOUR ALL AND STILL LOST, RATHER THAN LEAVING THE FIELD AND THINKING WHAT IF. WE DIDN'T LOSE, WE JUST RAN OUT OF TIME. IF YOU SAY YOU CAN, YOU CAN. IF YOU SAY YOU CAN'T, THEN YOU'RE RIGHT. TOGETHER WE STAND, TOGETHER WE FALL, TOGETHER WE'RE WINNERS AND WINNERS TAKE ALL. NEVER LET ANYONE QUESTION YOUR HEART. CHAMPIONS ARE SOMEONE BENT OVER DRENCHED IN SWEAT AND AT THE POINT OF EXHAUSTION, WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS WATCHING. SOFTBALL TODAY, SOFTBALL TOMORROW, SOFTBALL FOREVER. FIRST PITCH, LAST PITCH. YOU NEVER STOP PLAYING WITH ALL YOUR HEART UNTIL THE GAME IS DONE AND YOU'RE ON THE BUS RIDE HOME. LIFE IS LIKE A PITCH. YOU CAN TAKE WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN OR YOU CAN LET IT PASS YOU BY. A TRUE CHAMPION IS SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WHO NEVER GIVES UP. SOMEONE WHO GIVES EVERYTHING SHE HAS NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. A TRUE CHAMPION WORKS HARD AND NEVER LOSES SIGHT OF HER DREAMS. MOST PEOPLE LOOK UP AND ADMIRE THE STARS. A CHAMPION CLIMBS THE MOUNTAINS AND BECOMES ONE! TEAM-TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE. WINNERS MAKE IT HAPPEN...LOSERS LET IT HAPPEN. FEAR NO ONE. RESPECT EVERYONE. LOSING HURTS MORE THAN WINNING FEELS GOOD. WORK HARD OR GO HOME. FRIENDS DON'T LEAVE FRIENDS ON BASE. YOUR POWER AS AN ATHLETE BEGINS WITH THE AWARENESS THAT YOU HAVE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL ONCE YOU ALIGN YOURSELF WITH THE BELIEF YOU CAN.