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A youth, high school, and college teacher and coach who helps coaches, teachers, and parents leverage relationships to drive performance and resolve conflict.
Texas, USA
Joined January 2018
Nick Saban; Do we have ‘Show Dogs’ on the team, or do we have ‘Hunting Dogs’ on the team?. Hunting Dogs are focused on discipline, commitment, accountability, doing the right things and getting better. Show Dogs are worried about how they look and playing time.
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“Kawhi is part of the reason I made the defensive team in my second year. He told me, ‘Don’t worry about trying to get 15-20 points, go make the all-defensive team. I guarantee you - defense gets you on the court, and if you are on the floor, you will have to play offense too.’”
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“In your lowest moment, you find the most out about yourself.”. - Marcus Freeman; Notre Dame Football. When you have a locker room full of people who CHOOSE to put the team first, great things can happen.
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Great quote from Kirby Smart:. "Just hard work. We don’t run from hard work; our kids don’t run from work. As long as you don't have entitlement in your program, you got a shot.”
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Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman says they don’t love leaders who lead by example because they need leaders who are willing to hold people accountable. Every great team has culture-builders who keep people connected and truth-tellers who hold people accountable.
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“Sports is the only job in the world where we let people call in who have never touched a ball give their opinion and we listen. We wouldn’t do that if we were doctors. Like, hey, let the public call in and talk to us about surgery. We would never do that.”. - Charles Barkley
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Kirby Smart: Tuck in your shirt. Touch the line. Do simple better.
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I love this message by @CoachJoniTaylor !!. You can be a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer tells you the temperature; a thermostat changes the temperature. Which one are you?. Read more:
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Let your coach coach you. If you have a coach who has the courage to coach you and hold you accountable, be thankful and let them. “To really get the best out of what you have, somebody has to pull it out of you, and there has to be a little confrontation.”. - Isiah Thomas. 👇🏿
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Mike Tomlin is one of my favorite coaches to listen to!!. Here he tells his team they have to keep finding ways to get better. “What made you successful in the past won’t make you successful in the future.”. #NFL.#PittsburghSteelers
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COACH: "What do we gain from playing an opponent who is much weaker than us, and how do I keep my players motivated?". KOBE"Excellence is a habit. It's a way of life; it's not just, ‘I show up on Monday and be EXCELLENT.’ It doesn’t work that way.
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HOW DIFFERENT IS IT COACHING TODAY’S ATHLETES?. Here, coach Dawn Staley tells how she finds the balance between being a ‘cusser and a fusser’ and a ‘chest-bumping high-fiver.” #. This is a solid message for all coaches in how to hold today’s kids accountable without losing them.
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“Winning has a price. Leadership has a price. I pushed people when they didn’t wanna be pushed. I challenged people when they didn’t wanna be challenged. But I never asked them to do something I wasn’t willing to do myself.”. Michael Jordan. #TheLastDance
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“The hardest thing for me in coaching is we are always planting seeds in players, but sometimes that seed doesn’t take sprout and doesn’t bloom until long after they’re gone. Sometimes that harvests at different times in people’s lives.”. - Billy Donovan
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“We want our guys to understand that the greatest characteristic you can have is a great attitude. It’s a choice you have - every day - when you get up.“. - @CoachJayWright
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@bballbreakdown @brianmccormick Nah, man. This isn’t it. If Mobley does a better job of boxing his man out, it’s an easy rebound for the Cavs. All 5 have to do their job for the job to get done.
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No matter what - show up and do the work . They'll love you . They'll hate you . But still show up - with optimism, with positivity, with passion, with hope, with love, and with faith - just show up and do the work. You'll be glad you did. - Jon Gordon
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“Your body language - when you miss a shot, when you throw the ball away, your teammate throws a bad pass, or somebody misses you - you have to learn how to not be emotional about every play that happens.”. - Damian Lillard
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THE BEST ADVICE I’VE EVER RECIEVED. Coach K said the best advice he’s ever recieved was from his mom when she told him to get on the right bus. You can’t accomplish what you want alone or with the wrong people.
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Avoid the noise. You can't get too caught up in the good or bad. When people pat you on the back and tell you how great you are, you have to take it with a grain of salt, understand the message, and then move on. The same goes for when people are critical. - Greg McDermott
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“Most of our athletes today don’t practice to be great and don’t practice to be dominant; they practice to practice. They practice just to get through practice. I practiced to be the best ever.”. - @DeionSanders . DISCUSSION QUESTION. 👇🏿
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WHERE DO YOU START?. When you step into a leadership role, where do you start?. “You start with the culture. Culture drives expectations and beliefs, expectations and beliefs drive behavior, behavior creates habits, and then habits create the future.”. - Sean McVay
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“Greatness is hard. Every day, every moment - seen and unseen - to be great at anything is going to take work." . - @YolettMcCuin
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Reporter: You’re known for your aggressive plays on 4th down. What gives you the confidence in this group that they’re able to make those plays?. Dan Lanning: Because they do it on Tuesday, and Wednesday, and Thursday. These guys fight every day. #OregonDucks vs #OhioState
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PAT SUMMITT | YOU WIN WITH PEOPLE. In the clip in the link below, legendary coach, Pat Summitt, tells a story about her first loss. After the loss, she called her dad, and her dad said, “You don’t take donkeys to the Kentucky Derby; you better get you some racehorses.”
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Kobe Bryant: EXCELLENCE TRANSLATES. Nick Saban: BEING EXCELLENT IS FUN. The fun of it is knowing that you did your very best to do something well.
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When asked about the criticism he has received, Iowa Hawkeye star Luka Garza said:. "People who criticize me give me a to-do list of stuff to work on. It’s positive for me. I’m used to it. It definitely helps and adds fuel to the fire.".
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Great teams have a great culture and great teammates. Great teammates celebrate their teammate’s success like their own. There is no room for jealousy in a championship culture. - @lakenjames5
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@bballbreakdown @brianmccormick And if it’s not clear to you that either him or Mobley easily grab that board if Mobley does his job, I don’t know what else I can say to you. I guess except that one person performed his fake fundamental successfully, and the one who didn’t’s man got the rebound.
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“He could be the most important person, and he’s at the bottom of the stats in everything.”. - @ElacBball .- @LastChanceU . What do you do that impacts winning?. Coaches, if toughness or grit is one of your core values, show your athletes this video and talk about it. 👇🏿
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The number 1 pick in the NBA draft ran track and played QB in high school. You don’t HAVE TO specialize in one sport too early. Work hard, have fun, and do what you love to do.
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“When you worry about results, it makes it tough to ever be happy. We don’t concern ourselves with the results, we try to focus on what exactly it is we want to achieve: unbelievable effort, toughness, resiliency. If you do that, you’ll get good results.”. - Kirby Smart
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No coach, team, or situation is perfect, but if you have found a coach that loves your athlete, is helping them improve, and has a vision for your athlete, I would value and treasure that. There are so many athletes team-hopping, looking just for that. Trust the process!.
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GREAT share for all ladies in sports!! The end game is not the trophies - ‘It is who you become as a result of the chase that is the most important thing.’ Keep growing and inspiring young women, @ROSGO21.
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“Every team has a culture. Good or bad, every team has a culture. While a good culture doesn’t guarantee a championship, a bad culture nearly guarantees that you won’t win one.”. - Kim Mulkey
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“Kobe would come in at 5:00 in the morning and say, PH, I just want to stay on the left block, and he would do the same move for 45 minutes. He would be soaked; drenched.". - Phil Handy on @kobebryant . Master the basics and fundamentals. 👇🏿
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I have always been referred to as the "King of Toos.". - Too small.- Too short.- Too slow.- Too young.- Too inexperienced. This kind of label makes people do two different things: run and forget, or play and prove. I chose to play and prove. @Coach_Fleck .@JonGordon11
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Work so hard in practice that the games come easy. If you put enough reps in, you can have the confidence in-games to just go do, react, & play. The goal for practice is to become so confident that you never hesitate when the game starts. @NBA @WNBA @ReggieMillerTNT #NBA #ESPN
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It is easy to lead when everything is going right. They say that winning cures everything. But how do you lead, inspire, and encourage when things aren't going your way?. @JonGordon11 says, "Your character during the drought is what people will remember during the harvest.". 1/
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One of the best things you’ll hear today. “Handle your business. There will be stuff that you won’t be praised for and stuff people won’t always see.”. - Damian Lillard
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If you are short, they are going to doubt you, overlook you, criticize you, and underestimate you every chance they get. That is your superpower. That is the chip on your shoulder. That is the reason why you grind and go so hard. If it was easy, anybody could and would do it.
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“The Mamba Mentality simply means trying to be the best version of yourself. It means every day, you are trying to become better. It is a constant, infinite quest.”. - Kobe Bryant. Life is a learning contest. Ask a lot of questions and be observant.
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A must hear message for every athletes, parent, and any person dealing with adversity: . "Stop blaming the coaching staff and look at yourself. What Are you doing to give the coaching staff the confidence to put you on the court. Joel Berry.UNC Basketball
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One of my rules is, "When you see a teammate on the floor, rush to help them up.". In all things and at all times, have your teammates' back. Shoutout to @BballCoachMac . He has some of the best gems on Twitter!
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My daughter asked me, “Isn’t the point of sports to have fun?”. I said, “Yeah. But you want to also compete, win, meet new people, and become the best you can be. The goals is to find a healthy balance of it all.”. What do you think? What is the point/purpose of sports?.
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Parents, respect, support, and cheer for kids. Your kids and other kids. Championship teams have championship cultures, and that goes for in the locker, on the bench, and in the stands. We don’t all have to be best friends, but we can’t be against each other either.
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Happiness isn't the absence of problems. • Appreciate the little things.• Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.• Recognize your blessings. Happiness is an act that you have to decide everyday. - Chris Norton #7yards.@JonGordon11.
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Some people show up at every practice; some don’t. Some people go hard in every drill at every practice; some don’t. Some people work on their game every day - in practice and on their own; some don’t. Some people achieve their goals; some don’t.
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“Never let any person, any obstacle, any doubt, any fear or negative voice keep you from becoming who you want to be.". - @AllistairMcCaw . Read more:
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Work hard, have fun, be a good person, add value, and leave the team better than you found it. Love what you do, love who you do it with, and bring joy every day. Have grit and a growth mindset. Believe in yourself. Sports and life lessons for any athlete, coach or parent.
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Be a COMEBACK SPECIALIST. Thank you @goldmedalmind for the inspiration. Your book is transformative.
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Everybody loses. Learn how to manage how you respond to the losses.
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“We as athletes are naturally conditioned to fight. We can be playing against Michael Jordan, and we believe we have a chance and feel like we are going to win.”. - Grant Hill
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Q: How did you get your ball-handling magic and one of the best crossovers the league has ever seen?. A: IMAGINATION. Being in the backyard a lot by myself. I watched the greats, I never stopped taking notes, and I worked until I got full control of the ball. @JCrossover
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Chris Paul played JV basketball as a sophomore in high school. His family didn’t want him to be a role player for the varsity. They wanted him to be the leader of the JV team. He learned how to lead, and now he is leading the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals!
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The best coaches can look you in the eye and tell you the truth. The best players can absorb that truth, whether it's positive or negative. Handling adversity and handling truth is important. It may not be easy to hear, but you have to respect it.
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Body language doesn't whisper; it SCREAMS. One bad apple can spoil and ruin the bunch, and one good apple can be the encourager that turns the team around. Which one are you going to be?. Read this week's devo here: (credit to @CoachBechler)
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“When a guy goes down, the next guy can fill in that gap, and then be humble enough to know when that guy comes back, you have to take a step back. No one complains - they do exactly what you ask them to do. We don’t have role players - we have teammates.”. - Jimmy Butler
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It costs nothing - financially - to be a great teammate. But it does take time, effort, and commitment - among many other things that cost a lot. The good thing about the ‘other things’ is that they are in a bank that EVERYONE can withdraw from. Credit: @BballCoachMac
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Must listen from Steph Curry on style and fit:. “I’d rather play than sit on the bench and say I have a power conference school on my chest.”.
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"I have an obligation to give you my best. All of the time.". - MJ. #TheLastDance #MichaelJordan
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Good coaches can change your game, but great coaches can change your life. Good coaches tell you what you want to hear, but great coaches tell you what you need to hear. - @CoachCCox
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RELATIONSHIP BASED COACHING. @TomBilyeu: How do you hold someone to a standard, say, “You messed up,” and still love them?. @michaelgervais: Invest in the relationship first so when the amazingly difficult times come, we are strong enough to stick together and not fall apart.
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What I love most about the NCAA tournament. Oakland’s Jack Gohlke says you have to believe you can play with anybody on any given night …
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Somewhere (everywhere) there are parents that are praying for their son or daughter to have a coach that leads, guides, and loves them like they are their own kids. Be THAT coach.
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Half the battle is showing up everyday, and another big part of it is wanting to be there. The best show up, everyday, with energy and enthusiasm and a desire to compete to get better. If you can do that, over time, you will catch and pass a lot of people. How do you show up?
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Some people add value, and some people subtract value. Some people make deposits, some people take withdrawals. Some people leave the locker room better than they found it, and some leave it worse. Be someone that makes people and teams better because you are there.
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HAPPY NATIONAL COACHES DAY. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation declaring October 6 as National Coaches Day citing that the coaches are similar to good friends who help the youths to acquire a positive attitude which will be useful in the later time of life.
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- Does your bench look like this?.- Do you look like this when you aren’t in?.- How do you create a culture where everyone cheers for and supports each other?. EVERYONE wants to play, but what do you do for your teammates when you are not in the game?.
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“Discipline isn’t something you have or don’t have; discipline is something you choose. You choose it. It’s not God-given - you do the right thing, the right way, the right time all the time. That’s a choice. It’s a choice for all of us.”. - Nick Saban
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Everybody wants to be an athlete until it’s time to be an athlete. Until it’s time to show up, everyday, ready to learn, work, and compete. Until they learn they have to show up early and stay late. Until they have to work between practice and not just in practice.
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When you are a leader, people are always watching you. They are watching how you handle success, how you handle failure, and how you handle conflict. You impact and influence the world through how you act, how you react, and how you interact.
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A message for all athletes who aren’t playing the minutes they want to play:. 1 - Be patiently impatient.2 - Work harder and be twice as good.3 - Be able to tell everyone around you to ‘shut-up’. Ask yourself: What can I do differently?
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DO YOUR BEST, THEN REST. Sometimes you can do absolutely everything you can for someone, and if still not be enough. And that’s okay. John Wooden once said success is peace of mind that comes from knowing you did the best you could. Do your best, then rest!
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“Winning matters to them. Statistics will take care of themselves when you win. They will challenge each other, & I’m okay with that. That’s what you love about competitors. That’s what I call ballers. They don’t get their feelings hurt; they just want to ball.”. - Kim Mulkey
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There are two types of people:. 1 - People who give their all.2 - People who could always give more. Value working hard, and hold yourself accountable. You are responsible for your future. You drive that, no one else.
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You have to ‘want it.’. Not your parents, not your coaches - YOU. ‘Want it’ means going hard every practice, play and game, showing up early and staying late, and learning and applying what you learned. It means to try, fail, and try again. Nobody else can ‘want it’ for you.
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“A strong culture is not about winning. It’s about creating an environment where everyone can be their best selves.”. - Gregg Popovich
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Coco Gauff Is not just a tennis player, but a well rounded athlete who played multiple sports growing up, including basketball, track, soccer and cheerleading. Playing multiple sports has so many benefits! . @CocoGauff #CocoGauff #Wimbledon
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THE BEST ADVICE YOU’LL HEAR TODAY. Before dropping him off at college, Tyrese Halliburton said that his dad told him, . “Just find the hardest worker, and do everything he does. Then try to do more.”. (🎥: @PlayersTribune). 1/2
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Be the thermostat that changes the energy and changes the culture, not the thermometer that adapts to or accepts, or reflects the energy and culture. I always tell my athletes or young teachers and coaches to 'remember who you are' when they go into a new situation.
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HAVE YOU OR YOUR ATHLETES EVER FELT DISCOURAGED?. Listen to this message by Kobe Bryant!!. Success doesn’t come overnight. It takes time and work. We rise, but we rise step-by-step. It's not one quantum leap.
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Encourage means to give another person courage - to give them mental or moral strength to withstand fear or difficulty. Courage is found in the presence of fear or difficulty. - Becky Hammon
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Don't just steal the drills that you see pros do, steal what makes them special. Steal their work ethic, discipline, and habits, and then you can get to their drills. Be willing to do whatever it takes to get better. @PhilBeckner.
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"People change teams like they change socks. 'I'm not getting the minutes I think I deserve so I'm going to go and play on this team. I'm not getting the exposure I think I deserve so I'm going to play on that team.' . And before you know it, there is no team." .- Geno Auriemma
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ATTENTION TO DETAIL. “When I watch film, I’m always looking at not just what is happening, but what could happen - good and bad. It would take me 4.5 hours to watch one game, just because I was curious and trying to figure new things out.”. - Kobe Bryant
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The great Bill Russell once said, ““If a guy pays you $5, you give him $7 worth of work.”. Find ways to add value, and watch your opportunities increase.
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“Champions do daily what everybody else does occasionally. They aren't extraordinary, they just do the ordinary extra.”. Read more:.
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Don’t let anyone steal your joy. Your joy is your super power. The second you lose your joy, you lose your super power and you become regular and just like everyone else.
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“My dad didn't care when I came home and had 40 points. My dad cared when I came home and I had 16 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, and 7 blocks. He was trying to show me that it is not about the individual.”. - Dwayne Wade.
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In the end, we won’t be measured by numbers and wins and losses, but by the difference we make in people’s lives, and that happens through relationships. Invest in relationships. When you focus on serving others and building relationships, success will find you.
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Don’t make your coach have to coach your energy and body language. They have enough to worry about, and your attitude and effort shouldn’t be one of them.
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The best people to surround yourself with:. - Someone who’s grateful.- Someone who’s motivated.- Someone who’s optimistic .- Someone who’s inspiring . Show me the people you spend most of your time with, and I can predict your future. @lakenjames5
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"Your attitude and your effort are two very critical things. Your attitude is the thing you control. It's coming out, ready to work hard, every single day.". - Tara VanDerveer.@StanfordWBB
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