Top 10 Quotes from Greg Brown, Chicago Cubs Hitting Coach

On February 10th, 2022, the 1Huddle team was surprised with a Zoom call with Greg Brown.

For all those baseball fans out there, you probably know who Greg is. For those that don’t, here’s a quick recap.

• Played professional baseball with the Florida Marlins
• He then joined the Houston Astros as a scout
• From 2011 to 2019, he was the head coach for Nova Southeastern University
• Then he joined the Tampa Bay Rays as their minor league hitting coordinator
• The Chicago Cubs hired Brown as their major league hitting coach after the 2021 season

Here are our team’s top 10 highlights from our convo with Greg.

1. On What It Takes To Be the Best At Something: “I believe way more now in collaboration than I ever have in my life. Together you can become this super team that has all the different elements that create success.”
2. On Leading People: “Just because you’re powerful doesn’t mean that you need to let everyone know you’re powerful. They’ll recognize that.”
3. On Developing Coaches: “A lot of times, we over exert ourselves because of titles & influence rather than having more empathy & understanding.”
4. On What Makes a Coach Different: “Servitude is what it’s about.”
5. On The Best Coaches: “The best coaches (in order) have strong work ethic and loyalty, curiosity, ability to communicate, and finally, knowledge.”
6. On Coaching Philosophy: “I don’t want to change you, I want to grow you.”
7. On Improvement: “I believe in the kaizen philosophy – 1% Better.”
8. On Opportunity: “Take what’s in front of you, sometimes it’s yours to lose. Before you know it, it can be gone.”
9. On Caring About Your Players: “Care about people and people will follow.”
10. On Success: “Don’t chase wins, chase human development & empowerment instead.”