Theo Epstein Quotes
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The leadoff-hitter thing, I think, it's always nice to have an established leadoff hitter and to have someone who can really get on base and set the tone.
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It's a human phenomenon that there has to be a reason for everything. There almost never is.
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Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve.
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No one is immune to needing to sit or needing to go down at the right time, and you want to give guys a chance.
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Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.
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You reach a point where you're trying to survive. You're just trying to put the ball in play. You're not yourself. You're searching for your identity as a hitter on a nightly basis. That's just really hard. And it is not atypical at all for players to need to change their environment in order to rediscover who they are.
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Be intentional about the spaces you create but not at the cost of compromising other elements.
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Tolerance is important, especially in a democracy. The ability to have honest conversations, even if you come from a different place, a difference perspective, is fundamentally important.