That’s hood facts right there!
If word got out in the streets that you were soft as baby 💩, you might as well move, because that’s something you’d never shake. That’s a scarlet letter till the day you die. MM is hitting nerves with positive vibes
Coming off a National Championship appearance and 9 consecutive postseason appearances, Josh discussed the pedigree of the North Carolina Tar Heels as they’ve proven to be the model of consistency in the sport
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I've spent most of my adult life around competitive people.
Professional athletes. Coaches. Business leaders. Kids chasing dreams.
And I've learned something over the years.
Talent gets celebrated.
Success gets attention.
Confidence gets noticed.
But you know what I've come to respect the most?
People who keep showing up when life gives them absolutely no reason to believe things are about to get better.
No applause. No recognition. No guarantees.
Just an unwavering belief that tomorrow is worth working for.
Those are my kind of people. 👊⚾️
NLCS MVP Jake Bauers shares how letting go of results helped him find a different level of freedom as a competitor.
"I think what changed for me this year was I stopped caring about results. I started caring about competing. I started caring about being in the moment and getting out of my own way."
Sometimes, the biggest obstacle to performing at your best isn't a lack of preparation or ability.
It's the pressure you place on yourself to produce a particular outcome.
You become so concerned with what you want to happen that you lose touch with what the moment actually requires.
Any performer can unlock a new level when they learn how to be fully invested in the competition without becoming imprisoned by the outcome.
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One thing baseball taught me that took years to fully appreciate...
Not everyone who works hard gets rewarded right away.
Not every talented player gets an opportunity.
Not every good person catches a break.
And sometimes, the people doing everything right are the ones struggling the most.
That's life, too.
Keep showing up. Keep treating people right. Keep doing the work.
Just because the results haven't caught up to your effort doesn't mean they never will. 👊
Some of the most talented ⚾️ players I've ever seen never made it.
And some with far less talent found a way.
After 20+ years in this game, I've learned something.
Talent gets you noticed.
Discipline keeps you improving.
Consistency separates you.
And how you respond when things aren't going your way? That reveals who you really are.
Your ceiling might be determined by your ability. But your floor is built by your habits.
Build your floor. Chase your ceiling.
UNC Baseball is among the nation's elite. Staying there requires a total team effort on and off the field. GM Carter Hicks spoke on new era and what it takes to compete at the highest level.
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Players: Somebody with less talent than you is making it harder to leave him out of the lineup.
He shows up early. Runs hard when nobody’s timing him. Takes coaching without an excuse.
Talent opens the door. Your habits decide how long you stay.
It's Monday, and a hungrier dog is coming for your bone.. GET to work 💪
Sports will help build your character, but they’ll also expose it. Everyone sees how you handle success, failure, pressure & adversity. The points, medals, highlights & accolades disappear. But the kind of teammate you were? That’s what people remember. That’s who you really are.
Want to throw with more accuracy and consistency without sacrificing arm strength?
Watch how the best infielders in the world move + throw.
Learn to use a short arm stroke, or “V Slot,” to create hand speed, whippiness and clean, repeatable throwing actions.
You’ll see it throughout professional and college baseball, especially with infielders and catchers. And these same principles can translate to the outfield and even the mound.
Short. Quick. Repeatable.
Build an arm action you can trust when the game speeds up.
My JUCO coach used to say: “Great infielders don’t react. They adjust.”
Anticipate the pitch. Read the hitter’s swing. Know what’s coming.
Our SS and 2B even alerted the corner infielders to off-speed pitches.
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Your spring role is being earned right now.
Stack good days. Get stronger. Earn your coach’s trust. Become someone your teammates can count on.
Consistent work compounds.
October habits have a way of showing up in April. ⚾️
Baseball rewards the ones who keep showing up.
The ones who put in the extra reps when no one’s watching.
The ones who fail, adjust, and come back stronger.
Hard work doesn’t always show up right away…
But when it does, it’s everything you dreamed of.
Keep going. The game always gives back.
#BaseballDreams #HardWorkPaysOff #KeepGrinding #TrustTheProcess
Everything matters.
One of the best scouts I've ever been around and one of my mentors Tom Kotchman said.
I want to see kids play in intersquad games (so called meaningless games) and or practice.
Why?
He said how they played in low adrenaline environments is who they really are.
MLB seasons are long and players have to be studs even when the adrenaline is low.
People that say fall games or high school games or summer games or Intersquad games or practice is meaningless are lost.
The @DiamondHeels have traditionally built their pitching through recruiting and development.
This year: multiple proven Division I arms added to last year’s Omaha returners.
A different formula in Chapel Hill ⤵️
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