As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up.

I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.

If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one.

Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.

Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.

Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

Another way to lose control is to ignore something when you should address it.

Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.

I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.

I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning.

I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.

Indecision has a way of not moving forward. And who says time doesn't stand still?

Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.

For many years quantum physics had been giving indications that there are levels of reality other than the material level.

Any system or blueprint for success is better than none at all. Think on paper.

What you say doesn't have to be great if people already like you.

You're expected to be perfect the day you start and then improve.

Justice is but the distributing to everything according to the requirements of its nature.

What Facebook stands for in the world is giving people a voice and spreading ideas and rationalism.

Each day is an occasion to reinvent ourselves

We live on a 500-acre ranch, beautiful ranch.