Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Quisenberry acknowledges that not every player can make every play but teamwork ensures coverage.
- In plain terms
- Fielders either catch balls or deflect them to teammates.
- What can you take from it?
- Teamwork compensates for individual limitations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle plays beyond your skill?
- When is passing the ball better than catching it?
Another view
Deflecting a ball might still result in an error rather than a positive outcome.
More from Dan Quisenberry
Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinker-ball pitchers.
Permalink to quote #4 I found a delivery in my flaw.
Permalink to quote #6 A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter -- he fires until it's empty, then takes the gun and throws it at the villain.
Permalink to quote #3
Related quotes
That's good for us, because teams won't be able to key on one receiver. They're going to have to play all of us.
Zach JohnsonZach Johnson quote #3 The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
Knute RockneKnute Rockne quote #8 'There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.' - Ko…
Kobe BryantKobe Bryant quote #9