"Concentrate on your strengths instead of your weaknesses, on your powers instead of your problems." -Paul J. Meyer
"Clearly defined roles are what every coach must tell their players and what every player must execute as an All Star "in that role."
"The best offensive players can force help without forcing the action. They can execute effectively regardless of the 2nd defender. -Unknown
Starting today we will ask ourselves these 3 questions every day: 1)who r we?, 2)who do we represent?, 3) what r we here to do?.. It's time! -Unknown
Compete and Consistent: two of the most important "C's" a team needs to be successful. Add others to make your own list! -Unknown
You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice. -Chuck Noll
There is a different between conceit & confidence. Conceit is bragging. Confidence is believing you can get the job done. -Johnny Unitas
"If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse." -Unknown
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. -William Arthur Ward
Success comes from those not afraid to fail! -Unknown
Whatever you think is holding you back is not actually holding you back. What's holding you back is the THOUGHT that something is holding you back. -Unknown
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. -Lou Holtz
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
"There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You can never carry them over to the next day. Never take a second for granted!" -Unknown
It is impossible to allow garbage into your mind, and think it will not effect you, and what you are becoming. Guard what you see,hear,read. -Unknown
Average people EXPECT the best. Great people MAKE the best of each situation, environment, and relationship! -Unknown
It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts. -John Wooden
Accept challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. -Unknown
The extra mile is NEVER crowded! -Unknown
"Real achievement demands many consistent, focused efforts spread over long periods of time." -Unknown
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it & staying with that plan. -Tom Landry
Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy. -Mike Ditka
"Greatness usually lies just beyond fatigue." -Unknown
Bill Parcells has a great quote about the mindset he is looking for in his team: "Blame no one; expect nothing; do something!" -Unknown
Good morning. Coffee and a Quote: "Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open." -Elmer Letterman
Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won. -Unknown
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. -Michael Jordan
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” ~ Tim Duncan
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.” ~ Wayne Gretzky
“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” ~ Magic Johnson
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” ~ Muhammad Ali
"The greatest way to be successful is to hang around successful people; like begets like." -John Maxwell
Player Development 101: Play Hard. Play defense. Play for each other. -Mike Woodson
“If you can’t excel with talent, triumph with effort.” -Dave Weinbaum
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. -Michael Jordan
"Warriors take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them." -Samurai Proverb
Don't wonder, 'Who is going to LET me?" Instead believe, "Who is going to STOP me?" -Unknown
Every player wants more touches/more shots/more notoriety. But they don't want the responsibility it requires. Being the best is not easy! -Unknown
1 person we must always b truthful with 1st is ourselves. Most of what is & isn't going on in our lives is under our control. Take control! -Unknown
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." -Benjamin Franklin
"The willingness to do creates the ability to do." -Peter McWilliams
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Want to see the toughest opponent you will EVER face? Look in the mirror. -Unknown
Motivation is the pull of anticipation with the push of discipline. -Coach Wilkerson
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog. -Unknown
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. -Michael Jordan
I've learned that how we face challenges plays a big role in the outcome. -Sasha Azevedo (Athlete/Model)
"If you won't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning isn't very exciting." -Unknown
"Good things happen to those who hustle." -Chuck Noll
Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique. - Don Meyer
"If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve." -Unknown
A winner never stops trying. -Tom Landry
"What counts is not the number of hours you put in but how much you put into those hours." -Unknown
Play like you are in 1st, but train like you are in 2nd. -Unknown
Practice every day like you're trying to make the team. Take nothing for granted. -Unknown
I'll never be PERFECT, but I can be better. -Unknown
"You're never going to be a champion if you are a finger pointer." -Chuck Noll
"The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort." -Bud Wilkinson
Your thoughts determine your actions and your actions determine your results. Think Big. -Unknown
"Belief and behavior go hand-in-hand. Do you behave the way you believe?" -Unknown
Best advice for new season: Someone might have better skills than you, but you can out-condition anyone. Do the work, get the results. -Unknown
One man cannot make a team. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"We will win with character, not with characters." Bob Weltlich
No one said Tebow was a great QB. He's a winning QB. Great leaders find a way despite their limitations.. -Unknown
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. - Lou Holtz
There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say "watch me". -Unknown
"There are no office hours for champions." -Unknown
No one is going to come along and motivate you; you have to motivate yourself." -Unknown
I don't do things HALF-HEARTEDLY. Because I know if I do, then I can expect HALF-HEARTED results. -Michael Jordan
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. -Michael Jordan
"Learn to do things right and then do them right every time." -Unknown
"Nothing in life has any value unless you can share it with someone else." -Unknown
“No one ever drowned in their own sweat.” -Unknown
You have to do what others won't to achieve what others don't. -Unknown
You can accomplish a lot if you do not worry about who gets the credit. -Unknown
“You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you."- Doc Rivers on draft positions
It's easy to get down on yourself at times; but I ask that u also give thought to all of ur strengths as well. Believe in urself & ur value! -Unknown
When training like a champion, your easiest training day should have been yesterday. Push yourself mentally more today. -Unknown
"Are you doing everything in your power to accomplish your dreams... OR... do you live your life by excuses? -Unknown
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up.” Vince Lombardi
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. -Lou Holtz
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." -Unknown
You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off. -Mary Lou Retton
Stephen Jackson on NYK: "They went from 2 guys shooting all the balls to team everybody has confidence in everybody else” -Unknown
The choice is YOURS: suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret. -Unknown
Winning isn’t so much about talent – talent is the price of admission. -Unknown
Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down... EVER. -Unknown
If you want a view from the top, practice, not parties, will take you where you want to do. -Unknown
If your best player is your hardest worker, your team has a chance to reach it's full potential. -Unknown
“Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.” Coach K
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. -Calvin Coolidige
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. –Cynthia Ozick
There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between. -Pat Riley
"Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you." -Jeffrey Gitomer
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all? -Joe Namath
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. -Dean Smith
"The willingness to do, it all comes down to you!" -Joni Mitchell
"To get what you want, stop doing what isn't working." -Unknown
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. -Unknown
Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing. -Michael Phelps
This day will never come again. Make today count. -Unknown
You have to come back the next day no matter what happened the day before. RELENTLESS -Unknown
"Success -- it's what you do with what you've got." –Woody Hayes
"Play with emotion, don't let emotion play with you!" Important to remember that, especially in big games, when things aren't going your way. -Unknown
"The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort." -Bud Wilkinson
Energy is so important to winning. But it must be positive emotional energy not destructive energy. Energy givers not energy zappers! -Unknown
“What distinguishes winners is the will to prepare to win.” -Tony Jeary
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe Ruth
"It's always been 10% talent and 90% hard work." -Paul Newman
"People are not excellent because they achieve great things; they achieve great things because they choose to be excellent." -Unknown
Will it be easy? Nope. Will it be worth it? Absolutely. -Unknown
The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. -Don Shula
Whatever you do, don’t be a 50 percenter. Invest 100 percent & every ounce of your energy into being your best. -Unknown
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS. -Michael Phelps
To do the Extraordinary, avoid the Ordinary! Extra. Hustle. Great energy this week! -Unknown
Nothing that's worth having comes easy! -Unknown
There are no Easy ways to Success. There is No Easy Way Out! Shortcuts r wrong turns. Get after It today! -Unknown
Everyone has a "next step" they can (and probably want) to take. What is it? What's needed? Are you truly willing to take it? Not all are! -Unknown
“Look for the opportunities in the difficulties, not the difficulties in the opportunities.” -Victor Fiorelli
On every team every year there will be some issues. The truly "committed to winning" teams get thru/get past these issues. Maturity is key! -Unknown
Players must understand: playing hard is a given if u want to be successful. It's the price of admission for entering the championship race! -Unknown
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -Unknown
Toughness isn't a costume that you wear one day & then lose the next. Touch guys are tough every single day, regardless of the circumstance. -Unknown
Play with the confidence of a champion. Practice with the effort of an underdog. -Unknown
"What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better." -Wendell Phillips
"Ill do whatever it takes to win-whether its sitting on bench waving a towel, handing water to a teammate or hitting game-winning shot" Kobe
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.” -H. Jackson Brown
Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second. -Paul Bryant
"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time." - Lou Brock
"Adversity is nothing more than a great opportunity to show what u are made" -Unknown
Good teams become great teams when the members trust each other enough to surrender the 'me' for the 'we'. -Unknown
"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior — Henry C. Link
Winning is not about the "next possession"; it's about every possession. Understanding & focusing on the importance of THIS possession! -Unknown
"Clearly defined roles are what every coach must tell their players and what every player must execute as an All Star "in that role."
"The best offensive players can force help without forcing the action. They can execute effectively regardless of the 2nd defender. -Unknown
Starting today we will ask ourselves these 3 questions every day: 1)who r we?, 2)who do we represent?, 3) what r we here to do?.. It's time! -Unknown
Compete and Consistent: two of the most important "C's" a team needs to be successful. Add others to make your own list! -Unknown
You can't make a great play unless you do it first in practice. -Chuck Noll
There is a different between conceit & confidence. Conceit is bragging. Confidence is believing you can get the job done. -Johnny Unitas
"If it is important enough to you, you will find a way. If it is not, you will find an excuse." -Unknown
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. -William Arthur Ward
Success comes from those not afraid to fail! -Unknown
Whatever you think is holding you back is not actually holding you back. What's holding you back is the THOUGHT that something is holding you back. -Unknown
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. -Lou Holtz
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
"There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You can never carry them over to the next day. Never take a second for granted!" -Unknown
It is impossible to allow garbage into your mind, and think it will not effect you, and what you are becoming. Guard what you see,hear,read. -Unknown
Average people EXPECT the best. Great people MAKE the best of each situation, environment, and relationship! -Unknown
It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts. -John Wooden
Accept challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. -Unknown
The extra mile is NEVER crowded! -Unknown
"Real achievement demands many consistent, focused efforts spread over long periods of time." -Unknown
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it & staying with that plan. -Tom Landry
Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy. -Mike Ditka
"Greatness usually lies just beyond fatigue." -Unknown
Bill Parcells has a great quote about the mindset he is looking for in his team: "Blame no one; expect nothing; do something!" -Unknown
Good morning. Coffee and a Quote: "Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open." -Elmer Letterman
Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won. -Unknown
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. -Michael Jordan
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.” ~ Tim Duncan
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.” ~ Wayne Gretzky
“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.” ~ Magic Johnson
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” ~ Muhammad Ali
"The greatest way to be successful is to hang around successful people; like begets like." -John Maxwell
Player Development 101: Play Hard. Play defense. Play for each other. -Mike Woodson
“If you can’t excel with talent, triumph with effort.” -Dave Weinbaum
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. -Michael Jordan
"Warriors take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them." -Samurai Proverb
Don't wonder, 'Who is going to LET me?" Instead believe, "Who is going to STOP me?" -Unknown
Every player wants more touches/more shots/more notoriety. But they don't want the responsibility it requires. Being the best is not easy! -Unknown
1 person we must always b truthful with 1st is ourselves. Most of what is & isn't going on in our lives is under our control. Take control! -Unknown
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." -Benjamin Franklin
"The willingness to do creates the ability to do." -Peter McWilliams
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Want to see the toughest opponent you will EVER face? Look in the mirror. -Unknown
Motivation is the pull of anticipation with the push of discipline. -Coach Wilkerson
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog. -Unknown
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. -Michael Jordan
I've learned that how we face challenges plays a big role in the outcome. -Sasha Azevedo (Athlete/Model)
"If you won't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning isn't very exciting." -Unknown
"Good things happen to those who hustle." -Chuck Noll
Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique. - Don Meyer
"If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve." -Unknown
A winner never stops trying. -Tom Landry
"What counts is not the number of hours you put in but how much you put into those hours." -Unknown
Play like you are in 1st, but train like you are in 2nd. -Unknown
Practice every day like you're trying to make the team. Take nothing for granted. -Unknown
I'll never be PERFECT, but I can be better. -Unknown
"You're never going to be a champion if you are a finger pointer." -Chuck Noll
"The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort." -Bud Wilkinson
Your thoughts determine your actions and your actions determine your results. Think Big. -Unknown
"Belief and behavior go hand-in-hand. Do you behave the way you believe?" -Unknown
Best advice for new season: Someone might have better skills than you, but you can out-condition anyone. Do the work, get the results. -Unknown
One man cannot make a team. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"We will win with character, not with characters." Bob Weltlich
No one said Tebow was a great QB. He's a winning QB. Great leaders find a way despite their limitations.. -Unknown
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. - Lou Holtz
There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say "watch me". -Unknown
"There are no office hours for champions." -Unknown
No one is going to come along and motivate you; you have to motivate yourself." -Unknown
I don't do things HALF-HEARTEDLY. Because I know if I do, then I can expect HALF-HEARTED results. -Michael Jordan
I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. -Michael Jordan
"Learn to do things right and then do them right every time." -Unknown
"Nothing in life has any value unless you can share it with someone else." -Unknown
“No one ever drowned in their own sweat.” -Unknown
You have to do what others won't to achieve what others don't. -Unknown
You can accomplish a lot if you do not worry about who gets the credit. -Unknown
“You only have a number for one day. After that, it is all up to you."- Doc Rivers on draft positions
It's easy to get down on yourself at times; but I ask that u also give thought to all of ur strengths as well. Believe in urself & ur value! -Unknown
When training like a champion, your easiest training day should have been yesterday. Push yourself mentally more today. -Unknown
"Are you doing everything in your power to accomplish your dreams... OR... do you live your life by excuses? -Unknown
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up.” Vince Lombardi
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. -Lou Holtz
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." -Unknown
You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off. -Mary Lou Retton
Stephen Jackson on NYK: "They went from 2 guys shooting all the balls to team everybody has confidence in everybody else” -Unknown
The choice is YOURS: suffer the pain of discipline or suffer the pain of regret. -Unknown
Winning isn’t so much about talent – talent is the price of admission. -Unknown
Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down... EVER. -Unknown
If you want a view from the top, practice, not parties, will take you where you want to do. -Unknown
If your best player is your hardest worker, your team has a chance to reach it's full potential. -Unknown
“Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.” Coach K
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. -Calvin Coolidige
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. –Cynthia Ozick
There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or you're OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between. -Pat Riley
"Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you." -Jeffrey Gitomer
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all? -Joe Namath
What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. -Dean Smith
"The willingness to do, it all comes down to you!" -Joni Mitchell
"To get what you want, stop doing what isn't working." -Unknown
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. -Unknown
Nobody is going to put a limit on what I'm doing. -Michael Phelps
This day will never come again. Make today count. -Unknown
You have to come back the next day no matter what happened the day before. RELENTLESS -Unknown
"Success -- it's what you do with what you've got." –Woody Hayes
"Play with emotion, don't let emotion play with you!" Important to remember that, especially in big games, when things aren't going your way. -Unknown
"The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort." -Bud Wilkinson
Energy is so important to winning. But it must be positive emotional energy not destructive energy. Energy givers not energy zappers! -Unknown
“What distinguishes winners is the will to prepare to win.” -Tony Jeary
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe Ruth
"It's always been 10% talent and 90% hard work." -Paul Newman
"People are not excellent because they achieve great things; they achieve great things because they choose to be excellent." -Unknown
Will it be easy? Nope. Will it be worth it? Absolutely. -Unknown
The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. -Don Shula
Whatever you do, don’t be a 50 percenter. Invest 100 percent & every ounce of your energy into being your best. -Unknown
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work... THERE ARE NO LIMITS. -Michael Phelps
To do the Extraordinary, avoid the Ordinary! Extra. Hustle. Great energy this week! -Unknown
Nothing that's worth having comes easy! -Unknown
There are no Easy ways to Success. There is No Easy Way Out! Shortcuts r wrong turns. Get after It today! -Unknown
Everyone has a "next step" they can (and probably want) to take. What is it? What's needed? Are you truly willing to take it? Not all are! -Unknown
“Look for the opportunities in the difficulties, not the difficulties in the opportunities.” -Victor Fiorelli
On every team every year there will be some issues. The truly "committed to winning" teams get thru/get past these issues. Maturity is key! -Unknown
Players must understand: playing hard is a given if u want to be successful. It's the price of admission for entering the championship race! -Unknown
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -Unknown
Toughness isn't a costume that you wear one day & then lose the next. Touch guys are tough every single day, regardless of the circumstance. -Unknown
Play with the confidence of a champion. Practice with the effort of an underdog. -Unknown
"What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better." -Wendell Phillips
"Ill do whatever it takes to win-whether its sitting on bench waving a towel, handing water to a teammate or hitting game-winning shot" Kobe
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.” -H. Jackson Brown
Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second. -Paul Bryant
"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time." - Lou Brock
"Adversity is nothing more than a great opportunity to show what u are made" -Unknown
Good teams become great teams when the members trust each other enough to surrender the 'me' for the 'we'. -Unknown
"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior — Henry C. Link
Winning is not about the "next possession"; it's about every possession. Understanding & focusing on the importance of THIS possession! -Unknown