“Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.” — Rocky Balboa
“I’d rather be 2 strokes ahead going into the last day than 2 strokes behind. Having said that, it’s probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.” — Jack Nicklaus
“Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.” — Tony Robbins
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou
The D-backs are not fully in control of whether they become a NL wild-card team, but they decided to continue playing winning baseball as a contender.