Being a true leader is having the willingness to be accountable and take responsibility, Clint Hurdle, Former MLB player Manager Pittsburgh Pirates.
This is a show for everyone to listen to in any sports and all walks of life. Clint Hurdle has won with teams that have not had all the great players and lineups but he also started off his career very rocky as a player. A first round draft pick, to drinking, back up to the top as one of the best managers in the game.
In the game of baseball, you are humbled or you are about to get humbled, Clint Hurdle, learn about his life as a number one pick, photo front cover sports illustrated, some ups and downs to a one day Hall of Fame Manager. This episode will help coaches, players and parents of all levels in the game or not in the game, with their everyday life.
Things discussed:
What your parents meant to you and the things you learned from them you carried into managing.
Your family you said, “Mount Rushmore of Mentors” Explain.
Coming up as a first-round draft, in big leagues by 20, 4 decades later managing in the big, league, the journey, what you learned.
Advice asked by former players, coaches, staff answers given, and even about these tough times of the coronavirus.
Asking your players their expectations?
Its all about how you handle success. Modeling Behavior. Can you make me better, do you trust me and do you care about me.
Knowing how to keep it fun in tough times.
Creating a culture of getting them to wonder what is next, not the same old thing.
When losing, how to deal with it.
Failure not easy, but you have to train yourself to use it correctly.
A hope Broker.
Pirates payroll low but you always found a way to battle and win, how?
Willingness to be accountable and take responsibility.
How do you handle talented players who are high maintenance?
Best time for a double switch.
Most important things you learned throughout your career.
Doing line ups, deciding what position players play, with analytics, harder, easier, do managers make the lineups nowadays?
Attention to the detail, drilling the small things into players, meetings, and preparation gave you a chance.
So much more.
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