Setback Quotations | Page 2

Setbacks are just learning experiences.

The injury setbacks have been tough. It's probably the most frustrating thing I've ever gone through.

We worked their tails off in December and January, and we took our lumps back then knowing that this is what we work for. They understand that. They were able to overcome the setbacks in January and realized they believed in themselves, we believed in them and that's all that mattered.

Experience is always a great thing, ... The older you are, the wiser you get. We've got some guys with experience who have been there, done that. There were some setbacks with the injuries last year but I'm done with that.

I'm progressing. I'm doing everything but throwing off the mound. I think that's what puts the most pressure on the back, so that's why we'll take a little extra time to make sure that when I get out there, there's no setbacks and we can keep moving forward.

We're making progress. We're learning. We are having the expected occasional setbacks along the way, but our commitment to international (growth) is solid.

Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

I think our guys took great pride in facing a tougher road to get to this point than other teams. I think our team got better. They were a very, very focused group that worked hard. They peaked and probably played well because of some setbacks in February that helped us grow.

I definitely wouldn't want to go through it again. I never had any real setbacks and it wasn't grueling by any means. It just got boring. I couldn't watch a whole baseball game on TV. I'd have to turn it off after a couple of innings. But I'm itching to play now.

You're playing a game right now, living each moment. Play each moment. They peaked and probably played well because of the setbacks we had in February that helped us grow.