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“Golf giveth and golf taketh away. But it taketh away a hell of a lot more than it giveth.”

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Simon Hobday was a renowned golfer who passed away on March 2, 2017, born on June 23, 1940. He was known for his significant achievements in the golfing world, recognized for his exceptional skill and professional attitude. more

“More people should visit Antarctica, metaphorically speaking, on their own. That is one of the conclusions I have reached, one of my recommendations: explore something, even if it's just a bookshelf. Make a stab in the dark. Read off the beaten path. Your attention is precious. Be careful of other people trying to direct how you dispense it. Confront your own values. Decide what it is you are looking for an then look for it. Perform connoisseurship. We all need to create our own vocabulary of appreciation, or we are trapped by the vocabulary of others.”

Source: The Shelf: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading

“It's not the most conducive weather to play softball in, but you've got to come out and play it.”

Play Weather Softball

Author:Mike Candrea

“I don't want to deal with problems, and so you want to make sure that you don't give yourself problems by not doing your homework and maybe trying to take a kid that's got great ability but isn't going to get it done in the classroom.”

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Author:Mike Candrea

“We found out that no matter how good you are you can't go out there and compete against teams that have been together for quite some time.”

Has Beens Matter Together Found Team

Author:Mike Candrea

“That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty soon you start pressing. You keep trying a little harder, and the harder you try, the worse it gets. So, anytime you can break out of it by getting a base hit, it feeds confidence.”

Trying Littles Games Break Harder Monkeys Keep Trying Break Out

Author:Mike Candrea

“The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun.”

Should Dies Chance Existence Sun Lucky Decades

Author:Richard Dawkins

“I want kids who are going to go out there and compete, lay it all on the table. I think the big thing about this game is you have to care a lot about it.”

Thinking Want Bigs Care Kids Games Tables Lays Big Things

Author:Mike Candrea

“We have been so impressed with the Pocket Radar that it has become the only radar gun we use for coaching and scouting.”

Has Beens Use Gun Coaching Pockets Impressed Radar Scouting

Author:Mike Candrea

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