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At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old baseball players aside, and asked "Do you understand
what cooperation is? What a team is?" "Yes, coach", replied the little boy." Do you understand what matters are whether we win or lose together as a team?" The little boy nodded in the affirmative. "So," the coach continued, "I'm sure you know, when an out is called, you shouldn't argue, curse the umpire, or c all him a jerk. Do you understand all that?" Again, the little boy nodded in the affirmative. The coach continued, "And when I take you out of the game so that another boy gets a chance to play, it's not a stupid decision or that the coach is a butt head is it?" "No, coach." "Good!", said the coach. "Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother!” |