Ed Baker

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

“Too many kids today are afraid of failure.” - Doug Collins

What happens when kids never learn to fail?

They quit when it gets hard.

Because no one let them practice getting back up.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

6/26 🤔’s from the Arizona Complex League 🌵🏜️☀️⚾️

Here are some thoughts I shared with our leadership group in Scottsdale this week…

“You can see culture”

“What fills me up, where I think I can make the most impact, is by trying to be a transformational coach and preparing them for things outside of sport”

“Why I love sports is because when the ball goes in the air, or the umpire says play ball, color of skin, religion, socioeconomic status, none of that matters. I feel that as a steward of sport, I have to hold onto that”

“I have to be curious in order to keep up”

“I want to be able to achieve, I want to be one of the best. The only way to do that is to keep learning and to keep growing”

“I started not attaching my identity as much to performance as I used to”

“At the center of everything for us is the relationships and joy”

“If you were to see us play, I hope you see us with big smiles on our faces”

“If you play in a great program, the star revolves”

“You need to reflect and understand what do I want out of this experience”

“The success that we’ve had, the growth that we’ve had, has been a long time of maximizing those training opportunities”

Make a difference today
Love Clint

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

6/27 🤔’s from Salt River Fields

Life has a way of humbling you.
The older I get, the less I want to chase things that drain me.
I don't need a loud life.
I don't need to prove anything.
I don't need everybody to understand me.
These days,
I want simple things.
Enough sleep.
Slow mornings.
Good coffee.
Time with my family.
A quiet house.
A peaceful heart.
A walk outside.
A view that makes me pause.
People who feel safe.
A life that doesn't make me lose myself.
Maybe that's what growing older teaches you...
Simple is peace.

Make a difference today
Love Clint

[Ed Baker @edang214]

@JesseFrisinger Great book!

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

6/22 🤔’s on a travel day from ALBQ 🛫to PHX🛬

Just a reminder for me to start the week…it may be helpful for you too…🤷‍♂️

Love outlives us all.
If you love something, love it completely, cherish it, say it, but most importantly show it. Life is finite and fragile, and just because something is there one day, it might not be the next.
Never take that for granted.
Say what you need to say, then say a little more.
Say too much. Show too much. Love too much.
Everything is temporary but love.
Love outlives us all.

Make a difference today
Love Clint

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

6/19 🤔’s on a Friday from New Mexico 🌵🏜️⚾️🏟️

TGiF to all. I was in a conversation yesterday and my friend shared this thought…..

"The amount of good things in your life depends on your ability to notice them."

And I can't unhear it. Because it's not always about having more, it's about seeing more.
More beauty. More progress. More peace. More clarity.
Gratitude sharpens your vision. And when you start noticing the good, life starts feeling a whole lot fuller, even if nothing outside of you has changed.

My daily reminder for myself is…”I don’t know the number of years I have left in my life and that’s ok. I will focus on putting more life in the years I have.”

Make a difference today
Love Clint

[Arkansas Baseball @RazorbackBSB]

On this day one year ago...

GREATNESS FROM GAGE!

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

very rarely does it work out well.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

6/5 🤔’s on a travel day to Pittsburgh 🛫🛬🖤💛

🤔
Some wisdom for me to remember and 🦉to share….

“To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.”
—William A. Ward

“To remain young while growing old is the highest blessing.”
—German Proverb

"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy."
—Howard W. Newton

Make a difference today
Love Clint

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

5/30 A🤔 from Holmes Beach🏝️🌞🌊⛱️🎣

I read this earlier this morning and have given it quite a bit of thought……

🤔

What will be, will be....

The older you get, the more you realize how little control you really have, over timing, over people, over how things turn out. You can give your all, do everything right, and it still might not go the way you planned. But maybe that's the point. Maybe life isn't meant to be perfectly understood while you're living it.

The missed chances, the detours, the things you thought were endings, they were all redirections. One day, you'll look back and realise it unfolded exactly as it was meant to.

So breathe. Stop trying to force what's not ready. What's meant for you will never need to be chased. What will be, will be.

🙏

I trust in God when I don’t understand and I don’t have answers for others or myself.
I believe God keeps me on a “ need to know” basis for my own good.

Make a difference today
Love Clint 🙏⬆️✝️🌅
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[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

Hitting is messy, and so are people.

One thing works:

Earn their trust first.

Nobody lets you coach them until they trust you.

Not credentials, not titles, not wins.

Trust.

That's where coaching begins.

@Pirates

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I'm not at my best in heavy traffic.

Actually, I'm not at my best while waiting for anything.

But here's the one that stung.

We were at the Key Royale Club for Bingo. Someone called a premature number. Maddie was watching. And I muttered something under my breath that wasn't exactly Sunday morning material.

Maddie yelled out, "What the hell, lady?" because she had just heard her dad mutter it.

In that moment, Karla didn't yell at me. She didn't lecture.

She grabbed me by the ear, looked at me with those captivating brown eyes, and said five words: "Model the behavior you hope to instill in others."

That line hit me like a fastball at my ears.

All those years as a manager.

All those talks about character, discipline, how to handle adversity. How to represent yourself with respect. How to stay composed when things go wrong. And my daughter was watching me lose it over Bingo.

I wasn't modeling anything except frustration.

I was teaching her that the rules change when nobody important is watching. That your values are situational.

Here's what this taught me: Your kids won't always listen to what you say, but they're always watching what you do.

Model the behavior. Every time. Because someone who loves you is watching.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

5/23 🤔’s from Spokane 🇺🇸

A reminder for me on leadership….

A leader’s most consistent challenge and most difficult task is self management.

If you lead yourself correctly others will lineup to follow you. If you lead yourself poorly you’ll eventually push away the people you need the most.

If you’re a leader and you turn around and see no one following you …..you are merely taking a walk.

Thanks to John Maxwell for the inspiration. @TheJohnCMaxwell

[Harding Football @Harding_FB]

Today we honor the memory of Micah Gifford, a Bison DL/LB from 1998-2002. After joining the Army in 2004, Micah made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country on December 7, 2006. We will always remember Micah’s joyful attitude, servant heart and warrior spirit #CodeBlack

[Kevin Wilson @KWBaseball]

Problems don’t ask for permission. They just show up.

In the cage.
In the clubhouse.
At home.
In your head.

The question isn’t whether adversity is coming.

It’s whether you’ve trained yourself to respond instead of react to it.

Composure is a skill. Perspective is a superpower. And toughness is built in the moments nobody applauds.

The best players and coaches aren’t problem-free.

They just don’t let problems dictate their direction.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

Culture is not something you fall into. You work at it every single day, and the day you think you can take a day off from it is the day it starts to leak.

[The Next Round @NextRoundLive]

NO FRIDAY GAMES: The SEC will remain as the only power conference to not play any football games on Fridays. Sankey said "For everybody that thinks we just grab money, we could grab money just by putting games on different nights of the week," when asked about Friday games.

This allows for high school football in the south, which are massively important community events, to continue to have it's own stage.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Joe Montana wasn’t supposed to make it.

In 1975, he was last on the depth chart at Notre Dame - even behind two walk-ons.
• 7th string as a freshman.
• Struggled to see the field.
• Missed 1976 with a separated shoulder.
• Started 1977 as 3rd string.
• Led 3 legendary comeback wins in 1977.
• Finished with a national championship in 1977.

Montana said, “So much credence was put on how you practice. And how you practice is how you play.”

He studied relentlessly, learned every protection, and stayed ready for his moment.

When it came - he delivered.
“Don’t complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.” – Joe Montana

[Georgia Tech @GeorgiaTech]

Retired Colonel Ken Grundborg was unable to attend two graduation ceremonies at Georgia Tech due to active military service. Today, he walked across the stage at 88-years old.

Grundborg earned his bachelor’s degree in 1960 and his master’s in 1966 — both in civil engineering. He missed his ceremony when the @usarmy called him to serve his country. He spent 20 years with the Army Corps of Engineers, also serving in the 82nd Airborne Division, the Rangers, and the Pathfinders.

He earned a Bronze Star Medal, Legion of Merit, and Ranger Tab. Congratulations Ken! We’re glad you finally made it! 💛🎓🐝 🇺🇸 #GT26 #RamblinOn

[Arkansas Baseball @RazorbackBSB]

New addition to the J.B. & Johnelle Hunt Family Baseball Development Center 🏆