At one point during a game, the coach
called one of his
7-year-old baseball players aside and
asked, "Do you understand
what cooperation is? What a team is?"
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
"Do you understand that what matters is
whether we win or lose
together as a team?"
The little boy nodded yes.
"So," the coach continued, "I'm sure you
know, when an out is
called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack
the umpire, or call
him a pecker-head. Do you understand all
that?"
Again the little boy nodded.
He continued, "And when I take you out of
the game so another
boy gets a chance to play, it's not good
sportsmanship to call
your coach 'a dumb asshole' is it?"
Again the little boy nodded.
"Good," said the coach. "Now go over there
and explain all that