“Flush it.”
Bryce Harper misjudged a fly ball in the 7th inning that helped Atlanta take the lead.
One inning later?
He hit a 418-foot game-tying home run.
Afterward, Harper said he thought about what he would tell his 10-year-old son after making a mistake:
Flush it. Move on.
I love that.
We put so much pressure on kids to perform perfectly.
But success isn’t about never making mistakes.
It’s about learning from them without letting one mistake become two.
That might be one of the most important skills we can teach athletes:
Learn from it.
Flush it.
Next play.
2x Class 5 Girls Javelin State Champion with another huge PR throw of 46.20m!
This season has been an amazing journey, and I’m proud to finish it with another state title and a personal best.
#VikingThrowers@FHTRXC@FHVikings@CoachBrune
The end of the @Phillies and @Dodgers game yesterday was hard to watch obviously because of how it ended. I woke up this morning still devastated for Orion Kerkering. But I’ll tell you what I did see: In a moment of total disbelief and heartbreak that their season ended so abruptly, catcher JT Realmuto consoling Orion. Nick Castellanos running in from right field to put his arms around Orion. Manager Rob Thomson waiting at the top step for his pitcher to hug him and remind him that he was loved. Sometimes we think so much about outcomes and performances that we forget that these are just people. With real emotions. And in that moment Orion had his team loving all over him because when you play with somebody for 162, plus spring training, plus playoffs… you become family.
Were they sad they lost? Of course. But their heartbreak for Orion and support for him was clear and great to witness. In a moment of defeat and total shock , the Phillies showed true class and support for their young player who made a mistake.
Well done Phillies.
And congrats Dodgers.
@MLB@MLBONFOX@MLBNetwork