Wayne Graham quotes

“Everybody can have a bad game, and we did. These guys have all proven that they can handle adversity. We're in the midst of a little adversity.”
-- Wayne Graham

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“It's a matter of how the bullpen looks as to whether Bell goes in there or Crow goes in there. Bell won't be ready for a start for another 10 days.”
-- Wayne Graham

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“There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.”
-- Wayne Graham

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“We fail to see the purifying and refining effect wrought by the flames of adversity. These flames are not meant to consume but only to purify us. Disguised as adversity, blessings are showered upon us.”

“The reward of suffering is experience”

“By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy.”

“Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.”

Source : Ethel Alec-Tweedie, Mrs Alec-Tweedie (1904). “Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins”

“Thankfully we had a big drive there in the fourth quarter after the fumble to put us up 11, and then the big drive to finish the game.”

“The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.12, Thomas Nelson Inc

“This is my last Commonwealth Games. Five CWG and nine medals, it is enough for me.”

“For every young person living on the streets tonight, there are many at home zoning out inside their homes through video games, and even more who disengage from school. These are direct effects of internalized discrimination based on their age.”

“This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.”

“Love is a sensation caused by temptation when a guy sticks his location into a girl's destination to increase the population for the next generation. Do you understand my explanation or do you need a demonstration?”