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Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens – and when it happens, it lasts. –John Wooden

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Handling Expectations

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The following comes from a great piece written by Don Yeager for Success Magazine on maintaining excellence. The following are some thoughts...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Importance of Encouragement

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Fourth side You've heard of football coaches talk of doing well on “all three sides'' of the ball — offense, defense and special...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Encouragement

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From Think Like a Champion: A Guide to Championship Performance for Student-Athletes By Dick Devenzio When is it okay to encourage your team...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Thoughts from various coaches in sports.......

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Great teams have great teammates -- how you interact with each other is critical to success as is how you talk to each other! Good to great ...
Sunday, October 4, 2009

It's all about the team!

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“I don’t get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us t...

Greatness.....

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“Greatness is not about someone who has the ability to be great…Greatness shows up when someone might not have the ability but finds a way t...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Success is an everyday proposition

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posted on hoopthoughts.blogspot.com From "The Winner's Manual" by Jim Tressel "Success is an everyday proposition. It isn...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Quiet Leadership

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Bo Pelini obviously has no problems with the way Ndamukong Suh is playing, or leading. Pelini describes Suh as "a leader by example....
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Teamwork makes the dream work

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From John Maxwell's "The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork:" One mistake I’ve seen people repeatedly make is that they focus to...
Monday, August 31, 2009

It is all about attitude!

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“If you come out to get through it, if you don’t compete, then other people are going to pass you by. And that’s the facts. That’s what we w...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

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Great quote from George Brett that Coach Cooley posted earlier this week: A reporter once asked 3 time batting champion and Hall of Famer Ge...
Friday, August 21, 2009

Mental Toughness

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“I think mental toughness is the difference in this League in being successful. I just think you let the competition take over. If you gear ...
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