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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If I let my brain follow its path unfettered, it would be kinda ugly.
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Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you have enough guys like that in the clubhouse, you have an edge on the other team.
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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.