- After God and family, care most about your game.
- Don’t smoke, chew tobacco, booze, dope or abuse your body, period.
- DO NOT DO STEROIDS
- Avoid being a media star. It takes time away from your mental preparations to play.
- Drive the speed limit on the road and in your personal life.
- Let the plate umpire know you take bad calls seriously.
- Work on baserunning even if you are not a speedster. It’s a neglected but important skill. (The Mets in the 2000 World Series) Watch Derek Jeter if you need an example. He is one of the great baserunners ever.
- Learn that’s it’s OK to foul off pitches well. It makes the pitcher work. It gives you another look.
- Start your at-bat in the on-deck circle. Pay attention to the first pitch offerings of the pitcher. Pitchers are creatures of habit.
- Let the manager coach. You work for him not vice versa.
- Above all, remember, baseball is a team game. If you can’t accept that, take up tennis or golf.
I love this list. Read it, give it to your kids to read and damn... I wish this was around when I was playing, I would have followed it religiously if I knew it came from Paul O'Neill.
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