Kim Nelson Brown

2026 Tommy's Rewind ⏪ #TGOE | @IL_Wesleyan

Wanting to win is easy. Behaving like a winner every day is hard. "You have to practice and play and behave like a winner if you want to win games." - Kara Lawson 👇

this phone call is priceless 🥹

What’s the key to great content and coverage for all 30 of our sports? An incredible athletic communications student worker staff 🙌 Please consider donating, every dollar matters! #TGOE #allinforwesleyan #allinforwesleyanmakehistory

Today is All In for IWU! We are trying to raise $25k and all proceeds go to @IWUVolleyball ! Right now we have a matching donation up to $10k. Help us by donating now! Donate here: allin.iwu.edu/giving-day/111…

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“Comparison is the thief of joy. Thats how you get in trouble, you know saying someone’s better than this player, not better than that player,” Kara Lawson Comparison measures people. Standards measure progress. If you focus on others, you lose sight of your identity.

Curt Cignetti shares a universal truth about habits and consequences. "In life - you got freedom of choice, but not freedom of consequence." "First you form your habits, then your habits form you." Every choice and action you take compounds. The small decisions you make daily - preparation, work ethic, and how you respond - those become your habits. Your habits are shaping who you become.

@BQuillmanQcast Great season guys and great careers!

Thank you, Karlo, Nathan, David, and Nick, Very proud of all of you. You’ve been great Titans. Go do great things. 💚

“Competitors know when they don’t play well. Competitors know when they need to change their mindsets. You need the majority of your team thinking the same way and it has to be positive. If it’s negative, you’re going to get negative results,” Dawn Staley Attitude fuels grit.

Tom Brady: To be successful at anything, the truth is, you do not have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren not: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.

✌️ wins and a program-best start at 12-3 😎 #TGOE

Where else would you find an autographed McCade Brown Colorado Rockies jersey? Only at our Sweetheart Dance & Silent Auction benefiting the NW 💎Club! Join us 2/14 at the Chateau in Bloomington for an unforgettable night, amazing auction items, and a great cause. Sign up Now ⬇️

@JeffMercer54 @IUBaseManagers Good luck this season Coach!

Our manager crew ⁦@IUBaseManagers⁩ did an amazing job getting the infield cleared- ready for a few ground balls today!!

CI Sideline Stories podcast: this week we chat hoops and hockey with PJ Star veteran reporter @icetimecleve and we catch up with Normal West grad @McCade_Brown as he gets ready for spring training Watch: centralillinoisproud.com/sports/local-s…

Congratulations to our players who achieved Dean’s List for the 2025 fall semester! 📚

Big thanks to @CoachKsAcademy for hosting @MLB PlayBall camp this a.m. with Brent Headrick @Yankees and McCade Brown @Rockies 👍

Jerry Rice shares the mindset that made him the greatest receiver of all time. "These guys, they probably were more gifted, all of that. But one thing I was going to do - I was going to outwork you." It means putting in the work every day and being intentional. "Maybe that came from my Mississippi upbringing, being around my father where he was a provider for the family and just watching him provide and work really hard every day." Talent is given. Work ethic is a choice. "I was not as talented, but I just outworked everyone else." That's the formula When you can't out-talent them, you outwork, outhustle, and outperform them. The greats aren't always the most gifted. They're the ones who refuse to be outworked. (🎥The FCS Edge )