Team Goals

As we enter into the Chicagoland Metro League season, it is important to review the goals we have set out for the team.

Note that winning is not specifically listed as one of the goals. The reason for this is that we have no idea what level of competition the team will be facing. For example, the team could play a perfect game and would still lose if it played the New York Yankees!

However, one of the three goals is to develop a positive attitude. This is accomplished through giving our best effort on the field and by respecting the game. Although winning isn't one of the goals, striving to win is. I think the following quotes (from a diverse group of people) do a good job of summarizing the philosophy:

"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan

"My greatest concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." - Abraham Lincoln

"If a man does his best, what else is there?" - General George S. Patton

"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better." - Pat Riley