I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated. I've accomplished a lot of things no one ever thought I could, and I've done it from hard work.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of passion over external rewards in achieving success.
Mike Piazza highlights that true dedication and accomplishment in any field come from a genuine love for the activity itself, rather than the pursuit of money or fame. By focusing on his passion for baseball and working hard towards his goals, he achieved success beyond others' expectations.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech for young athletes.
...ma gia volgena il mio disio e'l velle si come rota ch'igualmente e mossa, l'amor che move: i sole e l'altre stelle ...as a wheel turns smoothtly, free from jars, my will and my desire were turned by love, The love that moves the sun and the other stars.
Forgive my grief for one removed Thy creature whom I found so fair I trust he lives in Thee and there I find him worthier to be loved.
I built up these lumber piles of love, and with fourteen boards each I built little houses, so that your eyes, which I adore and sing to, might live in them. Now that I have declared the foundations of my love, I surrender this century to you: wooden sonnets that rise only because you gave them life.
And patience flees my heart, And reason flees my mind. Oh, how drunk can I get to be, Without your love's security?
There is some kiss we want with the whole of our lives.
A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.
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