Spring Training is in the Air

“People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
—Rogers Hornsby

Desperado

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow

Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet

Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get

Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late

anyway...

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may just never be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.

The Edge: Winning and Facing Adversity

"No matter what happens in business, life or sports, don't quit. Quitters are losers; they have the bad habit of giving up before it's over. Winners set goals and work hard; they don't let anything stop them from reaching their goal. The only true way to fail to reach your goal is to quit. It makes sense that the more time you spend in preparation, the more you'll want to win. Why ? Because you have more of yourself involved in the process. When you develop the habit of winning, you'll do anything not to lose or quit.

Not quitting sounds easy but it isn't. If you aren't in condition or haven't sacrificed, it will be a lot easier to quit because you'll have little to lose. If you don't have lots of pride or take the time to develop it, it'll be easier for you to quit because you'll have little motivation to win."

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"Adversity builds character It forces you to analyze yourself to see what went wrong and to correct your mistakes so you can improve. I've seen very little character in athletes who have never faced adversity.

When you lose or are faced with a problem, you have two options: (1), you can quit and walk away; or (2), you can stay and meet the challenge head on. When you face adversity, you must face the situation immediately. Don't put it off, hoping the problem will go away. Grab your problems by the throat and shake them until you find the solution."

- "The Edge" by Howard E. Ferguson

How the West Vews China - Hilarious

Full episode: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjMxNTY1MzA0.html

Segment from Shaolin Kung Fu School:

Office Chair Broke

So, my office chair broke the other night. Fortunately, I had my web cam on at the time:

Palace or Hole?

You're better off living in a hole looking out toward a palace than living in a palace looking at a hole. It's also true throughout life in general. You're better off being "ugly" and looking at "nice" all day long than being "nice" and looking out at "ugly" all day long.