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
confidence delivery hold instill needed remake runners speed worked
Basically, we had to remake him. We worked on his delivery to speed him up and get him to hold runners better. He was also tipping his pitches. But most of all we needed to instill confidence in him.
chances liked spring
I liked our chances from Day One in spring training,
beyond hoping solid three
I wasn't foreseeing that. I was thinking, hoping we could get three solid performances. So this is beyond what I was expecting,
knew
Again, I wasn't there long, but you knew when (Martin) was in the room, who was in charge,
games head mental sidelines stay trip
With Jon, we did what we could do on the sidelines and with simulated games to stay ready. The relievers are doing the same thing with sidelines. ... It's only a mental head trip if you let it be a mental head trip.
bronze castro guy
This was the guy that Fidel Castro called 'The Bronze Titan. Well, he's our Bronze Titan now.
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.