![Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.](/assets/img/quote-photos/our-sports-softball-is-a-game-of-failure-already-so-my-dad-always-says-to-paren.jpg)
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