Crash Davis and the Belief Statment – My Turn At-Bat

By on September 2, 2006 in Conversations with 10 Comments

My fellow SOB and MugClub-er, Starbucker shares his own Crash Davis belief statement…and I thought I’d give it a go:

I believe in smiling eyes, firm handshakes and others first. I believe if you’re in public, you’ve made yourself accessible…that we’re all contagious and choose our own contagion…the wonder of curiosity and the power of teamwork. I believe the decision of love precedes the feeling of love…of being child-like, but not child-ish.

I believe we’re created equally and die the same – it’s what happens in between that matters most…that unequal circumstances shouldn’t be treated equally…I can learn something from everyone. I believe an empty ballpark is romantic (it’s where I got married), the smell of freshly cut grass, and mornings before sunrise, listening first, laughing last and living 24 hours each day. Mistakes are Tuition, Hit it or Quit it, Rules are for Schools.

What do you believe? Your Turn.

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  • http://tshalffull.blogspot.com Starbucker

    Bravo Mike! There’s a touch of the rhythmic and poetic in your statement, which makes sense given the prose you have posted previously. Oh, and glad to share the billing on Liz Strauss’ blogtips yesterday with a couple of Iowans. Since I hail from Milwaukee, I guess that Midwest moxie is shining through! All the best.

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    Thanks SB, stay contagious with your beliefs and moxie:-)

  • http://www.qaqna.com/ Tom Vander Well

    What a great start to my day! I just read, in two paragraphs, the perfect summary of why “I like Mike” :)
    …and yes, you’ve already got me thinking about my Crash Davis belief statement…more to come!

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    Thanks, Tom! I look forward to reading statement. Really, I think this is a great exercise to hone our beliefs – you don’t know what you know until your articulate it, right?

  • http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=-87134 Susan Cergol

    Mike, I love this post. It made me remember a short piece I wrote in December 2004, scribbled on a scrap of paper in the back seat of a taxi on my way to work, shortly after I arrived in Kuwait. Thanks for the reminder to go dig it up and the chance to share it:
    I believe the universe provides opportunities to learn the lessons that are meant for us, just at the moment we’re ready for them. I believe that taking a risk is the only way to learn and grow, and that our spirits are stronger than our fears. I believe in the power of prayerful contemplation.
    I believe a good laugh, or a good cry, is often just the thing I need to shift my perspective. I believe in saying “thank you” for every opportunity and experience that comes my way. I believe in speaking out and doing the right thing. I believe each of us can change the world.

  • http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/09/08/open-skies-open-minds/ Mary’s Blog

    Open Skies, Open Minds

    Starbucker started it, with his Crash Davis belief statement (based on Kevin Costners dialog from the classic movie, Bull Durham.) Then, Mike joined in.
    So, since its another Friday when I typically go off the biz grid…

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    Susan! Thanks for sharing your belief statement here. Each sentence tugs at a different place in my heart.

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