Chase Martin

A Christmas tradition with the best ending—she said yes! 🎄💍 Our tradition of giving ornaments to one another has always been a way of celebrating the memories we’ve shared and the love we’ve built. This year’s ornament is the most special yet—here’s to forever!❤️

Sko Doane! 🐅

Every training camp I had at Washington State University, Coach Leach would share the same story. The story of two kids. The rich kid and the poor kid. The rich kid has two choices. He can become spoiled, entitled, lazy, and expect everything to be handed to him because he has been given more. Or he can take every advantage of what he has been given—resources, coaching, opportunities—and use it to become even better. The poor kid has two choices too. He can say, “I never had a chance. Nobody gave me anything. The world is against me.” He can feel sorry for himself and use it as an excuse. Or he can say, “I may not have what they have, but I am going to outwork everybody.” He can become tougher, more driven, and more relentless than everybody else. It was a powerful message in a locker room full of people from different backgrounds, different families, and different life experiences. Some guys came from wealth. Some came from almost nothing. Some had every opportunity. Others had to fight for every inch. But despite all of those differences, everybody still had the same choice. You can take ownership and use what you have as fuel. Or you can become victim-minded. You can look for excuses, blame your circumstances, become entitled, and convince yourself that because of what you have—or because of what you do not have—you cannot become what you want to be. It is not about how you start. It is about what you choose to do with how you start. The rich kid can waste what he has been given or use it to build something greater. The poor kid can use his circumstances as an excuse or as fuel. In the end, greatness does not come from starting with more or less. It comes from which person inside of you that you choose to feed. If you like these Mind Strength Messages, click below to join our free newsletter and get a new Mind Strength Message every Monday to start your week on the right foot. coachlukefalk.com/email-newslett… #MindStrength

@lukecombs I ain’t no cowboy!

Held back 5 copies of my new album The Way I Am on vinyl and CD to autograph and give away to y’all! Like and repost this photo, then comment your favorite song from the album and I’ll pick random winners!

@GowagsKyle Kyle, this is awesome. Love your stuff! Do each of your columns in this represent a certain situation/criteria? Or is it just a list of different situations in general at random?

I didn’t have any slides. I basically tried to communicate these ideas. 👊

Marcus Freeman shares the Golden Standard - the 3 pillars he's building Notre Dame football on. "I plan on leading this team with an unwavering standard. We will call it the Golden Standard." The goal is to build a vision, alignment, and belief together. 1. Challenge Everything "Our leaders challenge normalcy. Challenge everything is a mentality to find a better way." It means always looking to get better and not just accepting the status quo. It's being humble and hungry. 2. Unit Strength "Unit strength means love. It's making a choice to love your teammates. It's what turns players into a team." Great teams come together. They know that the strength of the team is everyone. 3. Competitive Spirit "It's creating a winner's mindset. I believe that leaders are born, but winners are created. And you're created through intentional actions." It means competing, being disciplined, and going out to earn it every day. It doesn't matter what you say - it matters what you consistently do. Nothing beats consistent intentional action. "And as I previously stated, this standard will be unwavering." Challenge everything. Love your teammates. Compete with intention. Your culture is built through daily reinforcement and shared ownership - not speeches. (🎥 Notre Dame)

Teaching is the best way to learn.

MIKE TIRICO’S ALL-TIME GREAT OLYMPICS SIGN-OFF: “All the young people out there, those dreams are formed now. Go chase them, our country loves sports, it brings us together unlike anything else. And if you didn’t know that: you saw it in Team USA Hockey”

This is long overdue. Student athletes and coaches are asked to prepare and compete in the narrow margins outside the school day. Many times early before school or later into the evening. Stretching coaches and athletes thin. It can be done & is in Missouri, ask @nixaathletics

9️⃣ days @Camdenkj12

RELENTLESS!! The OKG Club keeps getting bigger. Who’s next??

We are a result of what we consistently do.

Tom Brady on not being mastered by your circumstances:

Having skill or expertise in one area rarely qualifies as expertise in all platforms. Stay curious and keep an open mind. There can always be something to learn.

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Shoutout to Team 131. A team to be proud of! #Sooners

This is how John Cena stays humble 🙏

Both angles show different things. If I’m watching from behind (catcher view) and we need more of this… 👇🏼 I say “take away the vision from the catcher, get behind the ball so he can’t see it” A great way to train this is with a net, wall, punching bag or a deep tee

Bobby Witt Jr - "Behind the baseball"

If you are a baseball player in the class of 2030, we hope to see you at Standing Bear on Tuesday, December 9th. Info Night starts at 6:30 PM. Meet the coaches. Meet current players. Learn what it means to be an OKG. Find your home for the next four years. #BEARS