On Wednesday Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay pitched the 2nd no-hitter in MLB post season history. The last time that happened was 56 years ago.
Up until this year, Roy played his whole career for the Toronto Blue Jays and never got to the playoffs...
I heard a few of his ex-teammates talking on the radio, they mentioned how Roy arrived 3 hours earlier than everyone else every single day to get his extra work in...success has no secrets, success is hard and it takes time.
2 great lessons here:
1) If you show up early for practice, you have time to work on your individual game, throughout the regular season this is hard to do. Show up 45 min before you have to be there and get 100 extra shots up.
2) Even though Roy lost for many years in Toronto, he never stopped challenging his body and aspiring to strengthen his game, sometimes success takes patience...it makes throwing a no-hitter in a playoff game that much sweeter when you know how far you have come...
(Thanks Danny @ iAthletes)
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