Damien Tippett

Have to send a HUGE thank you to @jdubwttp for pouring into our #PumaMentalWarriors today! The '19 @PerryPumaMBB grad shared insight into his routines, habits, present-moment mindset, & many other lessons our athletes could learn from. Thank u @CoachDuanePumas for setting it up!

@tromblybaseball Context? What happened? That doesn’t happen without something seriously crossing the line.

Chirping isn’t toughness. Disrespecting opponents isn’t competing. The line’s been crossed way too often lately. Play the game right.

From the 12Sports Vault Throwback stories with @kpeat10 (2/4/2022) Talking to HS freshman Koa before winning 4-straight state titles with @PerryPumaMBB under @sduane24. Koa is the youngest of seven children. His dad "The little one is the going to be the best one."

Bunt practice sucks. (My experience is watching a lot of it). You know what doesn’t suck? Walking off a 15 inning game because you are really good at bunting. THBMB Talk

Kobe Bryant: "Failure doesn't exist, it's a figment of your imagination" An interviewer asks: "Are you someone who loves to win or hates to lose?" Kobe responds: "I'm neither. I play to figure things out. I play to learn something. Because if you play with a fear of failure or you play with the will to win that supersedes fear, I think it's a weakness either way. If you play with fear of failing, you'll capitulate to that fear. If you play with the sense of 'I want to win, I want to win,' then you have the fear of what happens if you don't. But if you find common ground in the center, you're unfazed by either. That enables you to stay in the moment and not feel anything other than what's in front of you." The interviewer asks: "How did you become someone who doesn't seem afraid of failing?" Kobe responds: "What does failure mean? It doesn't exist. It's a figment of your imagination." He explains with an analogy: "Let's use happy endings. Everybody wants a happy ending, right? Snow White finds her prince and lives happily ever after. Well, I call BS on that because two months later, they had an argument and he's sleeping on the couch. The point is: the story continues. So if you fail on Monday, the only way it's a failure is if you decide to not progress from that. If I fail today, I'm going to learn something from that failure and try again on Tuesday. That's why failure doesn't exist." The interviewer asks: "If you finished your career without a championship, would you have looked at that as a failure?" Kobe: "No. I would look at it as being extremely disappointed, because I had a dream and goals I wanted to accomplish. If I didn't accomplish those goals, I'd have to ask myself why. Poor leadership? Failure to communicate with my teammates? Lack of preparation? Those would be reasons why I didn't win. So I'd have to analyze that. And as I evolved post-basketball into business, those same weaknesses would reveal themselves there too. If I don't learn from that, I'm going to struggle again." He concludes: "I can take those situations and learn from them and have them make me a better person later in life. But if I don't take that stuff and apply it someplace else, that's failing. The worst possible thing you can ever do is to stop. It's to not learn."

@SpragueO @BradenSprague @JoshMerrill_7 @EOSC_Baseball @coachdeuce7 @cole_hill_27 @UncommittedUsa @BUncommitted @JUCOuncommitted Looking good! Love the blocks & recoveries! Keep it up, stud! One pitch at a time. Process > Outcome.

@BradenSprague @JoshMerrill_7 @EOSC_Baseball @coachdeuce7 @cole_hill_27 @UncommittedUsa @BUncommitted @JUCOuncommitted @CoachTip21 💪🏽

Uncommitted Juco SO C/UTL Half way point- .340 BA .500 OBP 6/13 K/BB @JoshMerrill_7 @EOSC_Baseball @coachdeuce7 @cole_hill_27 @UncommittedUsa @BUncommitted @JUCOuncommitted

Tom Izzo shares an uncomfortable truth about earning your spot. "You play real good, you start. You don't play as good, you work your way back in." "That's the American way - except America has gotten soft." You don't get what you want in life - you get what you earn. It starts with showing up and earning it every single day. No shortcuts...Just hard work. (🎥@CBBonFOX )

🚨 Kentucky Baseball : Team Philosophy • How quickly can you turn the page? • Live in the present • Good or Bad… “So what? What’s next?” ⭐️ You get depressed living in the past & you get anxious living in the future. Be where your feet are.

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I guarantee you that Will Smith and Cal Raleigh have prepared. Some, if not all of the pitchers have done so as well. Also, Andy isn't calling pitches. It's more important that the players are prepared. These guys are pro's. They aren't winging it out there. How do I know this? Because, I did it in 2017. I called every pitch when I caught, and pitching coach let me do my thing. Here is an example. Both these catchers are smart and talented. World Series champ and amongst the best catchers in the game. Don't believe any media piece that says they aren't prepared. You would be greatly mistaken to believe that these two guys aren't ready in every way.

Heroes get remembered but Legends never die! May you rest in eternal peace with God forever Coach Lou! RIP Lou Holtz ☘️🙏🏼

My JUCO coach used to say: “Leave the dugout better than you found it.” That lesson wasn’t just about a dugout. It was about the game. Respect it. Take care of it. Leave it better for the next group.

Baseball moves fast. Your mind can move even faster. That’s why great players take a breath. A single deep breath can: • Slow the game down • Reset your focus • Release tension • Bring you back to the present pitch Breathing isn’t relaxation. It’s performance control. Great coaches like @TexasBaseball pitching coach Max Weiner will coach their players to breathe to stay present. Great coaches help players... Breathe → Reset → Compete Learn more and LEARN HOW with my free masterclass at Briancain.com/baseball #Baseball #MentalPerformance #StayPresent

Bobby Witt Jr. Batters Box Routine ✅ Clean the box. Mental Reset. ✅ Find the focal point ✅ Breathe & Relax ✅ Get that rhythm

Other level prep 👇 These are the types of things that get you way ahead of the pack. #MentalGame

Next one up 🏆 Nono Brown earns All Freshman Team #wnmu #rarebreed

MLB players have used great advice to get where they are

So happy for the entire @Perrygsoccer program, these three in particular. Congratulations, champs! #MentalWarriors

Kobe with a message on anxiety & fear that everyone needs to hear.

Nick Saban's definition of mental toughness. "What does it take to break you?" Not how loud you are. Not how talented you are. Not how confident you look. It’s your response when things go wrong. What breaks you? x.com/SECNetwork/sta…

So fired up for this team of #MentalWarriors! They may get down, but these ladies are NEVER out! Congrats to Coach Meskill & his team. 2026 6A CHAMPS! #PumasWONstate