GET UP. (POWERFUL Baseball Motivation)

You got a chance, kid.
GET UP.
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Music:
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Speech by: RobertAnthony Cruz
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Quote: Jocko Willink
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Full Transcript:
When I was 13 years old and about five foot three, I had a coach tell me... “You got a chance, kid.”
“You got a chance” was all I needed.
A few years later, I'm still playing ball.
When my team had weights at 6 a.m. I'd go work on sprints at 5 a.m. and I'd tell myself while running in that parking structure
“You got a chance, kid.”
Every day I'd remind myself of those words.
You've got a chance, kid.
And I’d think to myself,
What if I can pull this off?
What if I can get signed to play professional baseball?
If you want to play in college or pro ball you're going to have to make sacrifices that other people aren't willing to make.
You're going to have to get to bed earlier.
You're going to have to wake up earlier.
It's going to feel like you're running and running with no sight of a finish line.
You will become familiar with failure and you'll have many people who don't take you seriously.
After all, less than 1% make it, right?
Despite the odds, every single day you have to train and work as though you believe 100% that it is going to happen.
You can't go halfway.
You and I both know that won't work.
Now, maybe you're listening to this and thinking
"I don't know if I have what it takes. I'm weak."
And I can assure you, I am weak too.
Listen to these words.
I listened to these words from Jocko Willink every single morning when I couldn't get myself out of bed.
He says,
“Do I have weakness?
I am nothing but weakness.
I'm not naturally fast or strong or flexible.
I procrastinate and I waste time.
I care too much about meaningless things
and not enough about important things.
But all that being said.
I don't accept that I am what I am
and that that is what I am doomed to be.
I'm fighting.
I'm always fighting.
I'm scraping and kicking and clawing at those weaknesses
to change them, to stop them.
Some days I win and some days I don't.
But each and every day I get back up and I move forward with my fists clenched towards the battle, towards the struggle.
And I fight with everything.
I've got to overcome those weaknesses and those shortfalls as I strive to be just a little bit better today than I was yesterday."
You see, it's not about minimizing how many times you fail.
It's about getting up quicker than everybody else.
You missed a day of lifting?
Get up.
You wasted time on your phone when you could have been getting better?
Get up.
Never stop getting up.
Never stop pushing.
You got a chance, kid.

[@Gmpryor693]

I am going into 13u and I’m literally 5”3 and a half.I listened to this a month before my tryout and the next day I woke up at 4:30am the next day and worked my heart out. Everyday from then on up until the tryout I listened to this to get me out of bed. I ended up making the A team which is the best team you can make. Thanks a lot you helped me achieve the first step of my dream.thanks again.

[@TimandTerraNoland]

I’m also currently 13u and 4’10”. I’ve been that type of kid to just get over looked and told “He won’t make it” but every day I prove that very sentence wrong, and it feels good. An example was when I was trying out and I was told I was going to make the C team and then I tried out for a different travel team. They saw what I could do put me on arguably their best team (if not 2nd best) and later we beat the team that said I would go on the C team’s A team. I just like how everyone has a story and its unique for every person but at the end of the day when your doubted you work work and work and come out on top.

[@EdwardBetteridgeHall]

Damn man I was depressed and felt like nothing and this saved me and brought me away from doubt. Thank you

[@Little3baseball]

i’m a listen to this every day

[@barronb5267]

This is more motivational than my T ball coach

[@Iloveball22]

Hey Rac this changed my life I used to think that I couldn’t make it all my life I was told I wasn’t good enough and I watched this and kept working and I started last year and I love the game and am determined to play college ball thank you Rac

[@Dribbz07]

Trust in Jesus no matter what god is so so good❤

[@roberthitchman]

AMEN!!!🙏

[@JacksonPfeiler-cc2fi]

I'm a shortstop for a baseball team were triple a I'm 13 5 ft 3 that into perfectly described me. I had baseball practice I came back feeling depressed cause I missed an easy grounder and I only hit grounders. so I searched up baseball motivation speech and this popped up I watched it and I cant wait for tomorrow when I have practice right before school. I really want to make it to the MLB but I don't know if I have what it takes. thank you for making this video I loved it

[@AlphaLynx_RL]

im in your same situation right now, also 13 but just cant do grounders yet

[@DodgerWyd]

Ive listened to this everyday since this came out.

[@Ikorkorbnhicsmy]

He doesn’t need to see us play to know we have what it takes, cause he knows we’re able to have the mindset

[@gilmorespeaks]

Let’s freaking go! This pumped me up

[@BrixtonGilmer]

Yeah me too

[@pkelly6893]

I listen to this every day. This helped me so much

[@JillDanklefs]

My sons championship game is today wnd he has not pitched that well this season and he was so pumped up when i showed this to him!❤

[@coachrac]

❤️

[@BallardFilmss]

That last quote made me cry 😢

[@BW27Sports]

Thank you coach RAC❤️

[@edwinfigueroa9019]

God bless everyone who believes!❤

[@SidInnes]

I read this every morning ty

[@Coezy586]

That help me a lot thanks

[@Wcarlino1229]

I needed that, thank you

[@_kashboy3574]

“You got a chance kid”

[@NightFIowz]

Ay your the reason I’m going to the MLB

[@d.r.hitting]

This is about so much more than baseball. 🥹

[@BrixtonGilmer]

True

[@gooseduck604]

Well done RAC!

[@HomerunStudioMLB]

I AM GETTING TO THE MLB LETS FRICKING GO!

[@SarahSchmiesing]

Thanks man

[@joycecrager9056]

Great job

[@garzacm]

That was intense

[@bostencrook]

I needed to hear this ❤❤❤

[@kellyhamilton1240]

thak you for makeing becuse i have a chance and i will make that happin

[@BottomOfTheLineup]

This is what I need to hear. Thank you!

[@BHbaseball2029]

I love you coach rac, you are one of my idols I love how u inspire people and your love of the game( btw I’m in the nyabc community💪💪💪 BIG DAWG MENTALITY)

[@bluestingray7896]

Going to sleep at 12:00 AM and waking up at 9:00 AM is getting 9 hours of sleep. Going to sleep at 8:00 PM and waking up at 5:00 AM is getting 9 hours of sleep. But it seems a bit worse to go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier for some reason… why?

[@JKVR29]

Thank you rac

[@Heisted2am]

My team just went to the baebruth World Series first team in my state too I was on the team ended up breaking my arm right before the state tornuments to get to the regionals one day I’m going be playing in the mlb or college as long as I have god and baseball I’m okay

[@rorymeriwether9616]

I love you so much

[@southlandboysusa]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@judematzinger8027]

Dam

[@kadynshelton1197]

I’ve got a chance

[@roe5556]

What’s your favorite MLB team

[@theblackmamba2433]

Go jays go