Bryan Frazier

Christian, husband, father, son, twin, friend, parks guy, lifelong outdoorsman, coach, college sports fan, writer, photographer, blessed and inspired.

[theblueprint_13 @theblueprint_13]

VIDEO NEVER LIES… If you struggle hitting the ball to ANY part of the field, I encourage you to look at your swing and pause it when your bat is parallel to the ground. Is your rear leg in front? Is it facing the pitcher? Are you getting that depth? This is most likely why

[Riley Bender @RileyBender7]

Just finished up my college baseball career last month, so I figured I would share some advice I wish I knew before I started my college career. These are based on my opinions and experiences, so if you disagree with some of these feel free to share your opinion.

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

The thing I wish my 14-year-old self knew earlier.

I made everything bigger than it was.

(This is a life lesson, too)

Every at-bat felt like the whole season was on the line.

Game 7 of the World Series with 50k people watching.

And that's the thing that beat me. Not the pitcher. That exact feeling.

Self-imposed pressure.

You make it up in your head.

The pitch is the only real thing in front of you.

One pitch.
Simple, focused.

Everything else, let it go.

It's this pitch. Then the next one.

Just like you're in the backyard with the boys, where nothing exists but the ball coming in.

Not thinking about girls.
The chores you gotta do.
What's for dinner.

Compete like crazy on that one pitch. Give it everything you've got.

Just don't drag a hundred things into the box that don't need to be there.

One pitch. The only real thing.
Win it, then go win the next one.

That's the advice I've sent to hitters that struggle with the same thing, and it's worked really well.

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

You are shaped by the voices you listen to (internally and externally). Block out the lies, negativity and voices that hold you back. Listen to the voices that are guiding you to your best.

Believe in yourself. Believe you’re here on purpose. Then go live like it.

[theblueprint_13 @theblueprint_13]

CONSISTENCY COMES FROM.. Swinging with the body and NOT the arms. Once you learn to take the arms out of the swing, your barrel accuracy will SKYROCKET!! Follow me it’s #theblueprint

[Zack Lassiter @ZackLassiter]

In search of a great teammate that believes in the ACU mission and wants to help make @acusports better tomorrow than it is today!! https://t.co/C7axkRrqaI

[Seth Kindig @SethKindig]

A lot of athletes want confidence.

Very few want the uncomfortable honesty required to build it.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The strongest version of you is buried under the habits you're afraid to break.”

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Without overcoming the fear of failure, you’re never going to succeed in the way of your true potential,” Tom Brady

The mindset of a winner embraces the challenge, not the outcome.

[Coach Beede @CoachBeede]

🧵 The 7 questions every family should ask a college coach on an official visit.
Not the polite ones every recruit asks. The ones that actually tell you what the next four years will look like.
After 35 years on both sides, these are the ones that separate the families who choose well from those who choose blind.

[FCA @TheFCATeam]

Strong teams are built on more than talent. They’re built on trust, encouragement and friendship.

A little encouragement and intentional kindness can completely change a team dynamic and strengthen relationships.

Build others up. Encourage your teammates. Choose connection over comparison. 🤝

#FCATeam #Teamwork #Devotional #FaithAndSports #Encouragement

[Bryan Frazier @bfraz22]

@CoachBacon34 Congratulations, coach Bacon. Best of luck to you, and your family in this exciting new opportunity. God bless.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"It's not about beating the other guy.  It's about knowing you did your best to be your best.
I think that is the most critical lesson that you can learn from sports."

Sports teach you the scoreboard matters, but the real opponent is the standard you set for yourself.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Your body language is a billboard for your mental toughness and maturity.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Team captains never wait to be named captain before they start leading.
The process starts before that with the highest standards on & off the field, in the classroom and in the community.

[3 Lefts Baseball | Coach Big Mike Fuchs @3leftsbaseball]

Mental toughness isn't "yelling." It's "flushing."

I see kids all the time who think being tough means wearing eye black, screaming after a strikeout, or throwing their helmet.

That’s not toughness. That’s a tantrum.
True mental toughness is invisible.

It’s the shortstop who boots a routine grounder in the 1st, then dives into the hole to save the game in the 9th.
It’s the hitter who gets blown away by a 95mph fastball on pitch one but has the presence of mind to stay on the plane for the pitch two slider.

The "3 Lefts" Mental Audit
• The 5-Second Rule: You have 5 seconds to be pissed. After that the error is dead. If you’re still thinking about the 2nd inning while you’re standing in the box in the 5th you’ve already lost.
• Neutral Thinking: Stop labeling things "good" or "bad." It’s just the next pitch. The scoreboard doesn't care about your feelings.
• The Tuesday Standard: You don't build grit under the Friday night lights. You build it on a Tuesday when you’re tired, your hands are sore, and the coach isn't looking.

The game of baseball is designed to break you. Mental toughness is the refusal to cooperate with that design.
The scouts can measure your arm. They can measure your bat speed. But they can’t measure your "bounce back”until they see you fail.

Don't show them your highlight reel. Show them how you handle the lowlight.

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:

Two kids. One rich. One poor.

Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.

The rich kid has two choices.

Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.

Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.

The poor kid has two choices too.

Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.

Or outwork everyone in the room.

Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.

Same choice for all of them.

Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.

The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.

The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.

Greatness doesn't come from where you start.

It comes from which kid you choose to feed.

Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Scared teams find ways to lose.

Dusty May said it best:

“A lot of failure comes with simply being afraid of the results. We were never afraid of the results.”

Teach them to compete. Let the scoreboard take care of itself.

How do you build fearless competitors?

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"Bad habits have a cost.
Good habits have a price.
Either way you have to pay.
The meaningful things- we pay for before.
The foolish things- we pay for after."

Winners pay upfront (sacrifice, effort, discipline).
Everyone else pays later (regret).
That’s the difference.