A quick post today before the holiday weekend. I just saw a wonderful quote from Plato. It goes like this: “The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.” It sounds like my favorite quote, which is “Some people think the battle is against others. The winner understands the struggle is within the self.” People [...]
I just attended the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ annual clinic in San Antonio. Sue Semrau, coach of the women’s team at Florida State, gave a knockout talk on “Building a Program.”
She relayed one of the best quotes I’ve ever heard.
“If you’re going to build ships, don’t hand out wood and nails, or divide up [...]
This article from US News sheds some light on what motivates children and adolescents. It compares and contrasts pupils in the United States and China.
It says that up to a certain age, pupils in both countries are motivated by a desire to please their parents. Then things change. As they move into adolescence, according to [...]
What do the Royal Wedding and the NFL draft have in common?
Neither one can be judged by the early hoopla. Success is determined only over the long haul, and after adversity.
This is true is every area of life. A big splash is nothing compared to a deep pool. Anyone can be successful over one or [...]
You’re running a marathon today.
Maybe it’s not the Boston Marathon, but it’s a marathon just the same.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint.
Acquiring skill is a marathon, not a sprint.
Staying in shape is a marathon, not a sprint.
So for sure you are in a marathon. In the following quote, you can substitute the word “practicing” [...]
On a day like today, when Butler and UConn play for the national title, what would UCLA legend John Wooden say?
Wooden, after all, won 10 of these games in a 12-year span, including seven in a row. He died in 2010, but coaches all over the world look to his words for help and guidance. [...]
Let’s say you’re fortunate enough to have reached your “Big Dance,” whether it’s the NCAA tournament or your state final. Many coaches make the fatal mistake of believing they must do something special because of the occasion.
Dave Cross can help you avoid that. Dave is a nationally known coach, an expert on mental skills and [...]
Not long ago I heard of an office where a worker had recently been shown the door. It seems that this person brought an attitude that drove colleagues to distraction.
One of them, as a coping mechanism, began to keep a simple log. It noted the first words out of this person’s mouth every day upon [...]
When you look at what Albert Pujols has accomplished in the big leagues — things no player has ever done — you wonder how teams could have passed over him on draft day.
Yet it happened. Through 12 rounds of the 1999 draft, every single franchise looked at Pujols and decided there was someone better to [...]
Tina Fey can do more than write and perform comedy. In the latest issue of New Yorker magazine, she gives us a look behind the scenes at Saturday Night Live and, in so doing, offers an important lesson for coaches, athletes, everyone.
“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready,” Fey writes. “It goes on [...]