Don Cooper
Don Cooper
Donald James Cooperis a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 January 1957
CountryUnited States of America
days matter
He's an interesting character. There are days when A.J. has that look, and you know that no matter what you have to say, he's going to say the opposite.
selling-more goal priorities
Selling more of what you sell has nothing to do with what you sell. It has everything to do with your prospect's wants, needs, fears, goals, values and priorities.
competition motivational-sales great-sales
Your competition is EVERYTHING else your prospect could conceivably spend their money on.
real games tough
Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.
white decision stuff
With the White Sox, when we do stuff, everybody's opinion is asked for, is given and then decisions are made on just about everything.
moving coaching knows
I'm not in charge of making moves, you know. I'm in charge of coaching.
baseball jobs believe
I don't believe there's a baseball job that I couldn't take care of.
brain hey pitching
That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are.
white house pitching
Starting pitching will either lead you to the White House or the out house.
believe deserve
We don't get what we deserve. We get what we BELIEVE we deserve.
held inmates knew refreshing rules run
You knew who was the boss. That's a refreshing thing now. Here in Chicago, the inmates don't run the asylum. They're held accountable. They know what the rules are.
bottom feeling line mental test took
We took it out for a little test run, and it was as much mental for him as it was physical. But the bottom line is he's feeling good.
bad believe boys
We're just like 'Boys Town,' ... We believe there's no such thing as a bad boy.
national
We did everything we can do with these guys. They're like the National Guard. They're on 24-hour call.