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𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards
𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards
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INTEGRITY IS NOT SITUATIONAL
After a heated loss in '21-'22, soph. Jamal Shead cleaned up the mess his teammates caused. 2 years later he was Big 12 P.O.Y on nation's #1 team.
How you do anything is how you do everything.
#EverythingMatters
~via @AustinRader24 @Thejshead
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Great story from Bob Knight about Michael Jordan not setting screens at the 1984 Olympics 🤣🤣🤣
📹 @SportsGuyLance and @Outkick
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DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE
This entire clip from Coach Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.
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GET THE RIGHT GUYS ON THE BUS!
"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people ... Get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats, and get the wrong guys off the bus."
~ Nick Saban video from @TheCrimsonWhite
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UNSEEN HOURS
Here's a small glimpse into why the best are the best with Caitlin Clark's off-season workout.
Everybody says they want to be great but not everyone is willing to do what's necessary to be great. Greatness doesn't just happen, it's earned.
📹 via @CoachHuelle
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Great story from Bob Knight about Michael Jordan not setting screens at the 1984 Olympics 🤣🤣🤣
📹 @SportsGuyLance and @Outkick
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Pro Athletes at the highest level
Coachable ✅
Eye Contact ✅
Active Listening ✅
Respect ✅
Humility ✅
Accountable ✅
~ via @CoachLisle
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Kobe Bryant worked like he had no talent, then he played like he believed he was the best player in the world. Prepare with humility; perform with confidence.
- via @BallisPsych
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LAZY vs. HARD WORK
"Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning! Winners work as hard as possible and still wonder if they are being lazy!"
powerful message from @LewisCaralla
🎥 @DrewMaddux
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DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE
This entire clip from Nick Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.
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DO YOUR JOB
"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play." (Julio Jones)
~ via Alabama Football #BamaCuts
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POSITIVE SELF-TALK
“How bad do you want it? . . . Be great. Let’s be great” (Aaron Donald)
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This entire clip from Nick Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip & understand that how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. Discipline is a way of life. You just can't turn it on or off.
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KIRBY SMART ON BEING GREAT
"There's one way. The right way. The hard way. There are no shortcuts.
At 7:30 when the alarm goes off ... if you wanna be a really good player, you're gonna get up and go to class.
You've gotta do something that somebody else isn't willing to do."
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DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS
"You get mental toughness because things are hard. You've got to embrace hard.
Tough times make hard people. Easy times make soft people...
You've gotta learn to overcome things that are hard." (Nick Saban)
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Text From A Parent About Playing Time
🤣🤣🤣 from @TheCoachTube
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COST ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERSHIP
"Have to make hard decisions that'll negatively affect people you care about...
Be disliked despite your best attempt to do the best for the most...
Be misunderstood and not always have the opportunity to defend yourself."
~ Kirby Smart
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MIKE LEACH ON EMBRACING HARD
"Nothing is really fun unless it's hard ...
You're pushing yourself. All of a sudden you're making great plays.
You're doing things that you've never done before...
Never hope that it's easy."
~ via @WSUCougarFB and @DrewMaddox
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GET THE RIGHT GUYS ON THE BUS
"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people ... Get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats, and get the wrong guys off the bus."
~ Nick Saban video via @TheCrimsonWhite
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SARK ON CULTURE
"It is not a sign in your building. It's not a t-shirt you wear. It's not breaking the team down & saying Culture on 3 ... Who you are some of the time is who you are all of the time."
Culture is lived out on a daily basis.
📹 @BobBallouSports
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Kobe Bryant worked like he had no talent, then he played like he believed he was the best player in the world. Prepare with humility; perform with confidence.
- via @BallisPsych
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GET THE RIGHT GUYS ON THE BUS!
"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people ... Get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats, and get the wrong guys off the bus."
~ Nick Saban video from @TheCrimsonWhite
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LAZY vs. HARD WORK
"Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning! Winners work as hard as possible and still wonder if they are being lazy!"
powerful message from @LewisCaralla
🎥 @DrewMaddux
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PLAYERS: "If you just want to be average then you do average work. If you want to be a little bit above average, you do a little more work. If you want A’s in basketball, you have to do stuff other people aren’t willing to do.“ (Geno Auriemma)
~via @Jammer2233
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LEADERSHIP IS LONELY
"If you are going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable." (Kobe Bryant)
~ via @ChambersHoops
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DO YOUR JOB
"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play." (Julio Jones)
~ via Alabama Football #BamaCuts
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𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards
𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards
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BAD PLAYERS don’t take much seriously.
AVERAGE PLAYERS take games seriously.
GOOD PLAYERS take practice & games seriously.
GREAT PLAYERS take academics, nutrition, warm-ups, ind. work, weight room, conditioning, film, practice & games seriously.
~ via @CoachJonBeck
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“You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.”
~Pat Summitt
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DO YOUR JOB
"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play." (Julio Jones)
~ via Alabama Football #BamaCuts
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NICK SABAN ON BLESSINGS
“Do you pray to be blessed or do you pray to be a blessing? … Never miss an opportunity to tell people how much you appreciate them. There’s nothing that makes a person feel better about themselves than when you say I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO!"
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𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards
𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards
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YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“I was a backup quarterback on a 0-8 freshman high school team, and I didn’t play. We didn’t even win a game and I couldn’t even play.” (Tom Brady)
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Being coachable means you're willing to consider feedback even if you don't like what you hear. It means resisting the urge to make excuses or get defensive when challenged. Getting better is more important than your ego. You'd rather get it right than be right.
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WORK ETHIC ELIMINATES FEAR
“I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear.” (Michael Jordan)
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PLAYERS: If you are the most talented player on your team, you should also be hardest worker on the team. Lead by example. Set the standard. Be the standard.
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PARENTS: When you blame other things (officials, coaches, conditions, circumstances, teammates) for the situation your son or daughter is in, then you're essentially teaching your child how to be an excuse maker. Set the standard. Be the standard.
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DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS
"You get mental toughness because things are hard. You've got to embrace hard.
Tough times make hard people. Easy times make soft people...
You've gotta learn to overcome things that are hard." (Nick Saban)
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DEVELOPING MENTAL TOUGHNESS
"You get mental toughness because things are hard. You've got to embrace hard.
Tough times make hard people. Easy times make soft people...
You've gotta learn to overcome things that are hard." (Nick Saban)
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HOW YOU PRACTICE IS WHO YOU ARE
"How you practice is who you are. Nobody wants a complainer. I want somebody smart, tough, fast, disciplined with character." @DeionSanders
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"We're such an instant gratification era ... We're trying to skip the step of adversity and growth ... but we're gonna have to face it.
Sometimes the grass isn't greener on the other side. Sometimes you're just trading one set of problems for another."
~ Eli Drinkwitz 🏈
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MIKE LEACH ON EMBRACING HARD
"Nothing is really fun unless it's hard ...
You're pushing yourself. All of a sudden you're making great plays.
You're doing things that you've never done before...
Never hope that it's easy."
~ via @WSUCougarFB and @DrewMaddox
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This entire clip from Nick Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip & understand that how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. Discipline is a way of life. You can't just turn it on or off.
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SET A GOOD EXAMPLE
“The people who are leaders on your team have to be committed to doing things the right way." (Nick Saban)
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LEADERSHIP IS LONELY
"If you are going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable." (Kobe Bryant)
~ via @ChambersHoops
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MIKE LEACH ON EMBRACING HARD
"Nothing is really fun unless it's hard ...
You're pushing yourself. All of a sudden you're making great plays.
You're doing things that you've never done before...
Never hope that it's easy."
~ via @WSUCougarFB and @DrewMaddox
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PLAYERS: When you become a "whatever the team needs" type player then you become a great teammate and your team's culture is strengthened. Great teams have great teammates.
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MICHAEL JORDAN WORK ETHIC
“Every day in practice was like that to me. It was a competition.
So, when the game comes, there’s nothing that I haven’t already practiced. It’s a routine.
Whatever happens in the game now, okay I’ve done that before.”
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University of Louisiana baseball coach Matt Deggs on advice he'd give young coaches.
This is a good listen no matter what sport you coach.
~from @CoachDeggs28
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"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play."
~ Julio Jones on what it’s like to play for Nick Saban
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RESPONDING TO MISTAKES
"I'm letting the team down because I turned the ball over ... missed a shot ... blew a defensive assignment. No, you're letting the team down when it parlays into 4 or 5 possessions after that.
Pick yourself up... You're playing a game that's imperfect."
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LAZY vs. HARD WORK
"Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning! Winners work as hard as possible and still wonder if they are being lazy!"
powerful message from @LewisCaralla
🎥 @DrewMaddux
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A team's culture becomes stronger when a player reminds another player:
"THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO THINGS HERE."
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PARENTS: Don't build your happiness around your kid’s athletic performance. If you get in a bad mood because they played bad, take a break from the game. Your kid needs to have tough performances to learn, not have great performances to make you feel good.
🗣️ @DrBhrettMcCabe
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KIRK HERBSTREIT ON PARENTING
"I'm cool with my kids failing... It's part of the process. Every day there is adversity... They have to learn how to deal with junk... It's okay to make a mistake. Get back up and let's keep going forward."
~ @KirkHerbstreit @thewinningdiff1
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PLAYERS: College coaches learn about recruits by watching more than just the game. They pay attention to body language. They watch pregame warmups. They observe you talking w/ people before & after. The best teams want people who are good fits and not just the most talented!
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PLAYERS: You are never a neutral teammate. You are either making things better or making things worse on your team. You are either helping your teammates or not. You are either encouraging or not. You are either providing a good example or not. Great teams have great teammates!
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GREAT TEAMS HAVE GREAT TEAMMATES.
✅ Bring energy whether they're playing or not.
✅ Find ways to be in the game even when they aren't in the game.
✅ Create momentum.
✅ Are just as excited about a teammate's success as they are their own.
📽️ @MarquetteMBB
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"Discipline is not punishment. Discipline is changing someone’s behavior." (Nick Saban)
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DO YOUR JOB
"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play." (Julio Jones)
~ via Alabama Football #BamaCuts
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DISCIPLINE IS A WAY OF LIFE
This entire clip from Coach Saban is pure gold. Discipline is everything. Every player should watch this clip understanding how they do drills in practice, how they warm up, or do anything is a mentality. It can't be turned on or off.
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CHASE GREATNESS
We need to make sure we are chasing the right things in life!
Truth bomb from Coach Prime @DeionSanders
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PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE
"What's your purpose for your practice? I practiced to be the best ever. So, every time I walked on that field I had a purpose for my practice."
@DeionSanders bringing the 💯 TRUTH 🙌
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LEADERSHIP IS LONELY
"If you are going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable." (Kobe Bryant)
~ via @ChambersHoops
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“The people who are leaders on your team have to be committed to doing things the right way."
~ Nick Saban
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Being coachable means you are willing to consider feedback even if you don't like what you hear. It means resisting the urge to make excuses or get defensive when challenged. Getting better is more important than your ego. You'd rather get it right than be right!!
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"If you don’t struggle in practice, you will never get better . . . The only way to get better is to push yourself past exhaustion.” (Kobe Bryant)
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University of Louisiana baseball coach Matt Deggs on advice he'd give young coaches.
This is a good listen no matter what sport you coach.
~ via @CoachDeggs28
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KIRBY SMART ON BEING GREAT
"There's one way. The right way. The hard way. There are no shortcuts.
At 7:30 when the alarm goes off ... if you wanna be a really good player, you're gonna get up and go to class.
You've gotta do something that somebody else isn't willing to do."
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"Practicing hard is a choice. Watching extra film is a choice. Lifting weights, being coachable, and going to class are a choice. Your choices here are going to force me to either play you, or sit you on the bench. You’ll get exactly what you want." (Pat Summitt)
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WINNERS KNOW WHY THEY WIN
“Cool does not win. We have to be willing to do the uncomfortable things that go into winning.” (Mick Cronin)
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GET THE RIGHT GUYS ON THE BUS!
"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people ... Get the right guys on the bus, get them in the right seats, and get the wrong guys off the bus."
~ Nick Saban video from @TheCrimsonWhite
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Great story from Bob Knight about Michael Jordan not setting screens at the 1984 Olympics 🤣🤣🤣
📹 @SportsGuyLance and @Outkick
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HANDLING ADVERSITY
"If you use adversity right, it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn't have gone any other way" (Tony Bennett)
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COACH SABAN ON TRUTH
“The hardest part is we have to believe the truth when someone tells us we need to improve on something . . . if you don’t you’ll never improve.”
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Being coachable means you are willing to consider feedback even if you don't like what you hear. It means resisting the urge to make excuses or get defensive when challenged. Getting better is more important than your ego. You'd rather get it right than be right!
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𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards
𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards
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Text From A Parent About Playing Time
🤣🤣🤣 from @TheCoachTube
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“Never worry about criticism from someone you wouldn’t seek advice from.”
~ Dabo Swinney
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HOW YOU PRACTICE IS WHO YOU ARE
"How you practice is who you are. Nobody wants a complainer. I want somebody smart, tough, fast, disciplined with character." @DeionSanders
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PLAYERS: "You don't ever judge how you play by how you shoot the ball or how many points you score. You always judge how good you play by how your effort and whether you play to the best of your ability and you executed.”
~ Geno Auriemma video from @Jammer2233
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PLAYERS: "If you just want to be average then you do average work. If you want to be a little bit above average, you do a little more work. If you want A’s in basketball, you have to do stuff other people aren’t willing to do.“ (Geno Auriemma)
~ via @Jammer2233
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PARENTS: If you tend to blame others, then your kids will most likely blame others. If you make excuses, your kids will likely make excuses, also. If you fail to act responsibly, your kids will most likely avoid taking responsibility for their actions. Your kids are watching 👀
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