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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?”<\/p>\n
“Yes, coach”, replied the little boy.<\/p>\n
The coach continued, “Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?”<\/p>\n
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.<\/p>\n
“So,” the coach continued, “I’m sure you know, when an out is called, you shouldn’t argue, curse the umpire, or call him an asshole. Do you understand all that?”<\/p>\n
Again, the little boy nodded in the affirmative.<\/p>\n
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 dumb-ass decision or that the coach is a shithead is it?”<\/p>\n
“No, coach.”<\/p>\n
“Good”, said the coach. “Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. The coach continued, “Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?” The little … <\/p>\n