"Being MLB players, Betts and Dean have both overcome the odds in their pursuit of greatness. Betts may not have even played baseball if not for his mom, who had to make a team so her son could play, and he nearly quit baseball to pursue a career in basketball while in the minor leagues. Now, Betts is a four-time World Series champion, eight-time All-Star and a surefire inclusion into the Hall of Fame once he retires."
""Enjoy the process of everything," Betts said. "You get lost in results, you wanna do well, everyone wants to do well. But if you don't enjoy the process of getting there, then you probably won't get there. ...You've got to accept the good, but you've also got to accept the bad." Dean added additional insight after Betts spoke. "I'd probably double down on that," Dean said. "From personal experience, I tried to force results, or I'd get hung up on results and I would take everything personally and let it affect my mood or how I wanted work.""
Mookie Betts and Justin Dean encouraged young athletes to enjoy the process, accept successes and setbacks, and avoid obsessing over immediate outcomes. Betts nearly quit baseball for basketball in the minor leagues and almost did not play without his mother's efforts; he has since become a four-time World Series champion, eight-time All-Star and a likely future Hall of Famer. Dean spent seven seasons in the minor leagues before debuting with the Dodgers in 2025 and became a World Series champion. Dean warned against forcing results and letting outcomes dictate mood or work. Dean moved to the Giants via waivers and plans to challenge his former team in 2026, while Betts aims for another title.
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