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Players like Johnny Bench, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez and Joe Mauer don’t come around too often.

Pitchers do a whole lot more than pitching just so they can keep doing their job.

It can be quite easy to get down on yourself without enough playing time.

Basketball is all about competition and trumping the opponent. It’s a constant battle of fighting for the rebound or the loose ball, scoring just enough points for the victory and out-hustling the competition.

It can be quite difficult for young athletes to understand the concept of teamwork when they are first learning the game of basketball.

It can be easy for young basketball players to be tempted by the 3-point shot.

In the age of baseball analytics, stolen bases have largely gone out of style.

Young athletes tend to skip over the more challenging aspects of basketball in favor of the flashier parts of the game.

It can be pretty easy for a young athlete to get caught up in personal goals on the basketball court.

After many repetitions of pitch after pitch, inning after inning, game after game, baseball has a way of wearing on an athlete.