Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... the right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases.

Using baseball as an extended metaphor, the quote frames adversity as “curves” (unexpected challenges) and persistence as “fouling them off” (surviving difficult moments without being eliminated). It suggests that progress often comes less from dramatic breakthroughs than from staying in the game—maintaining effort, composure, and readiness—until a genuine opportunity arrives (“the right pitch”). The final imperative, “be prepared to run the bases,” shifts from endurance to action: when circumstances finally align, success depends on preparation and decisiveness. Overall, it promotes resilience, patience, and opportunistic readiness rather than perfection or constant winning.