Tim Etchison

@SportPsychTips Bill Cowher said, "Get comfortable being uncomfortable...Because that's the only way you could be as good as you can be." "I pushed them to be as good as they can be, but it doesn't mean I don't care about you as a person." Great coaches balance being warm and demanding.

Great coaches combine the best qualities of a player’s coach with the best qualities of a disciplinary coach. You don’t have to be either-or. You can be both positive and demanding at the same time.

“Failure, you have to take more from it than it took from you.” Failure took the result. Don’t let it take the lesson.   Walk away wiser, not wounded.

If you’re a head coach, you already know. It consumes you. It costs you. It challenges you. And you’d do it all over again. Every.Single.Time.

Never underestimate the heart of a champion. A proven champion may be in a slump, but they still possess the intangibles needed to overcome adversity and regain their success.

Some coaches only care about what you can do for them. Great coaches genuinely care about your well-being. They treat you with the respect and dignity you deserve as a person.

Proverbs 4:23

“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Clarity doesn’t come before action. It comes from action.” — Rumi

Beat your yesterday's best. It’s You vs. you today.⁣ 💯 ~ via @DrewMaddux

Dear son,

Mental toughness requires emotional discipline. To play your best, you need to tolerate stress and maintain a positive attitude.

The best leaders leave it better. 👬 People 🌆 Places 🚗 Things They measure success not by what they accumulate, but by what they elevate. 🛗

Champions Know…

John Wooden won 10 national championships in 12 years. Nobody's done it before. Nobody's done it since. He never talked about winning. He talked about effort, preparation, and character. Here's 21 lessons he left behind: (📌Bookmark this)