Jim Evans Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Jim Evans quotes and sayings page 2 (athlete). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 29 we have.
“Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.”
“I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.”
“When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.”
“My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.”
“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 personally developed the Academy training program. All our training is based on solid educational principles. We present the material in four training formats: lecture, demonstration, drill, and implementation.”
“The vast majority of people who watch baseball can properly call 95% of all plays that happen on the field. My job is to teach you how to call the other 5%.”
“The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.”
“As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up.”
“I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.”
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