Diamyn Hall

And baseball is such a different game. It's much more of a mental game than any other sport that I've ever come across. And when I started playing baseball, I was one of the best athletes. I was one of the strongest, one of the fastest, et cetera, et cetera. But the skill acquisition piece, the skill piece was the hardest. and the adversity that you face in the game of baseball.

Like when you have an at-bat and you strike out your first at-bat, you've got to wait 40 minutes until your next at-bat. So you have to be able to have a conversation with you and yourself. And you've got to be able to win those conversations between you and yourself before that next at-bat comes up. So one of my good friends, Ryan Barnett, it's a different Ryan.

Like when you have an at-bat and you strike out your first at-bat, you've got to wait 40 minutes until your next at-bat. So you have to be able to have a conversation with you and yourself. And you've got to be able to win those conversations between you and yourself before that next at-bat comes up. So one of my good friends, Ryan Barnett, it's a different Ryan.

Like when you have an at-bat and you strike out your first at-bat, you've got to wait 40 minutes until your next at-bat. So you have to be able to have a conversation with you and yourself. And you've got to be able to win those conversations between you and yourself before that next at-bat comes up. So one of my good friends, Ryan Barnett, it's a different Ryan.

He, after a practice, he was like, man, Diamond, I know you're playing catch up. I know you're one of the hardest workers out here. You're one of the best athletes out here. If you study this book, if you study this from cover to cover, It's going to change the game for you. And I looked down and it's a book called Heads Up Baseball by Dr. Ken Reviza and Tom Hanson.

He, after a practice, he was like, man, Diamond, I know you're playing catch up. I know you're one of the hardest workers out here. You're one of the best athletes out here. If you study this book, if you study this from cover to cover, It's going to change the game for you. And I looked down and it's a book called Heads Up Baseball by Dr. Ken Reviza and Tom Hanson.

He, after a practice, he was like, man, Diamond, I know you're playing catch up. I know you're one of the hardest workers out here. You're one of the best athletes out here. If you study this book, if you study this from cover to cover, It's going to change the game for you. And I looked down and it's a book called Heads Up Baseball by Dr. Ken Reviza and Tom Hanson.

And what it was, was a book on mental skills, the skills of the mind specifically for the game of baseball. And so I started studying this book and this is when the bookshelf starts to grow. And then I came across, I think it was like two days later, came across John Maxwell's 360 degree leader. So this was like, for me, the birth of professional, personal and self-improvement.

And what it was, was a book on mental skills, the skills of the mind specifically for the game of baseball. And so I started studying this book and this is when the bookshelf starts to grow. And then I came across, I think it was like two days later, came across John Maxwell's 360 degree leader. So this was like, for me, the birth of professional, personal and self-improvement.

And what it was, was a book on mental skills, the skills of the mind specifically for the game of baseball. And so I started studying this book and this is when the bookshelf starts to grow. And then I came across, I think it was like two days later, came across John Maxwell's 360 degree leader. So this was like, for me, the birth of professional, personal and self-improvement.

I've got a leadership book in one hand and then I've got a mental skills book and mental performance book in the other. And I've got leadership and I've got mindset. And so after I read these two books, I became obsessed with learning, specifically in these two areas. I would buy books that people get in their PhD programs. I would look it up on Amazon. It'd be like 300 bucks.

I've got a leadership book in one hand and then I've got a mental skills book and mental performance book in the other. And I've got leadership and I've got mindset. And so after I read these two books, I became obsessed with learning, specifically in these two areas. I would buy books that people get in their PhD programs. I would look it up on Amazon. It'd be like 300 bucks.

I've got a leadership book in one hand and then I've got a mental skills book and mental performance book in the other. And I've got leadership and I've got mindset. And so after I read these two books, I became obsessed with learning, specifically in these two areas. I would buy books that people get in their PhD programs. I would look it up on Amazon. It'd be like 300 bucks.

And I would get this big, thick book and I would go through it. And I would highlight stuff. I would write stuff on the side. And then I would figure out how can I put this into practice in my game tomorrow? And so over the next four years, studied the mental side of the game, studied the leadership piece. And I remember we had a tournament. We had a baseball tournament at Western Kentucky.

And I would get this big, thick book and I would go through it. And I would highlight stuff. I would write stuff on the side. And then I would figure out how can I put this into practice in my game tomorrow? And so over the next four years, studied the mental side of the game, studied the leadership piece. And I remember we had a tournament. We had a baseball tournament at Western Kentucky.

And I would get this big, thick book and I would go through it. And I would highlight stuff. I would write stuff on the side. And then I would figure out how can I put this into practice in my game tomorrow? And so over the next four years, studied the mental side of the game, studied the leadership piece. And I remember we had a tournament. We had a baseball tournament at Western Kentucky.

And this is when I first came across Jeff Mercer, who's now the head coach of Indiana. And during the time I was still reading the Heads Up baseball book and he saw me reading the Heads Up baseball book, putting the things into practice. And we connected. We crossed paths. At the time, he was a scout for the Hilltoppers. And so I ended up not going to Western Kentucky.

And this is when I first came across Jeff Mercer, who's now the head coach of Indiana. And during the time I was still reading the Heads Up baseball book and he saw me reading the Heads Up baseball book, putting the things into practice. And we connected. We crossed paths. At the time, he was a scout for the Hilltoppers. And so I ended up not going to Western Kentucky.

And this is when I first came across Jeff Mercer, who's now the head coach of Indiana. And during the time I was still reading the Heads Up baseball book and he saw me reading the Heads Up baseball book, putting the things into practice. And we connected. We crossed paths. At the time, he was a scout for the Hilltoppers. And so I ended up not going to Western Kentucky.

I got a scholarship to a junior college. In Illinois, Robinson, Illinois, Lincoln Trail Community College, two year college plan. The goal was to I'm going to dominate these two years and I'm going to get drafted my second year, my sophomore year. And while I was there, I came across an incredible coach, Kevin Bowers. I remember jumping in his office.