In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on.
Quotes about mound (16 Quotes)
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.
I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound.
I've just been real anxious to get to the mound. I want to get out there on the field and help my team to the best of my ability.
He's a bulldog on the mound. He's a great pitcher. The difference between him and other pitchers is that he has the ability to throw the ball hard in the strike zone. He can locate his stuff very well. And that is why he is on the team - because he can rear back and throw 99 mph whenever he wants.
He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.
As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
Kenny's a kid that has the ability to do a lot of good things for us. Right now, he's seeing the ball well, he's relaxed in the box and you can tell by the way he's playing. He's hitting the ball hard consistently. He's throwing the baseball well for us on the mound. Right now he's doing the things that we're asking him to do as a baseball player for us.
I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.
It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit in the head by a 90 mph fastball, the pitcher coming off of the mound to stomp me with her cleats while I am down, the rest of the opposing team rushing out of the dugout hurling insults as they kick me and spit on me, while all along the crowd in the stands is cheering them on and laughing at my failure. So, no, it's not the fear of striking out that keeps me from stepping up to the plate.
Native Americans all over the U. S. and Canada use a term they call the Three Sisters to describe the Native American way of life through the gardening technique of planting corn, beans and squash together on the same mound. These Three Sisters corn, beans and squash supplement and compliment each other. The vines of the bean plant grow up the corn stalk. The huge leaves of the squash vines keep the ground moist for all of the roots. The nutritious vitamins from each of the plants escapes into the soil so that they each benefit from one another.
My spirit will not haunt the mound
Above my breast,
But travel, memory-possessed,
To where my tremulous being found
Life largest, best.
I've just been real anxious to get on the mound, ... I want to get out there on the field and help my team to the best of my ability. I've kind of been sitting back watching and cheerleading a little bit. It's been great because I love watching these guys play, but at the same time, I'm anxious to get out there and try and do my part.
My secret: Under a mound that you shall never find.
To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.
I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound.