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Overprotected kids become unprepared adults. Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥 You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts. Hard is the lesson. What’s one hard lesson sports taught you that helped later in life? 👇

I'm convinced @DukeWBB Coach Kara Lawson is one of the best leaders in sports. This clip on urgency, growth not being linear, and the idea that there is no finish line is superb: 🥱 Need It > Want It. The people who win aren’t always the most gifted, they’re the ones who refuse to look away from what’s required RIGHT NOW. They stay present with the hard, the boring, and the uncomfortable, and they attack anyway. Wanting shows up when it’s convenient; needing shows up when it costs you something. 📈📉 Growth isn’t a straight line. There will be peaks that tempt your ego and valleys that test your belief. Real leadership is keeping your urgency and sharpness intact through all of it. Trusting that consistency is what will carry you through. Don't let your own impatience with stagnancy take your spirit. 🏁 There is no finish line where you finally get to coast, only new levels that ask more of you. Better is a direction, not a destination. The “ceiling” you feel is often just an imaginary story you’ve told yourself about what’s possible. Growth asks for the endurance to keep going and the humility to treat every day, every season, every year as another chance to get better. Bring urgency to the way you show up every day. Don't ever give up on your own growth. 🌱

Hang around 2 lazy people, you’ll become the 3rd. Hang around 2 cheaters, you’ll become the 3rd. Hang around 2 dropouts, you’ll become the 3rd. Hang around 2 CHAMPIONS, you’ll become the 3rd. Moral of the story?… YOUR CIRCLE MATTERS!

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults. Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥 You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts. Hard is the lesson. Watch. Share. Bookmark.

Underrated coaching truth: The best coaches aren’t obsessed with talent. They’re obsessed with effort. With attitude. With toughness. Because when it gets hard, that’s what still shows up.

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My high school coach had a simple but profound rule: No matter what happened—win or loss, joy or disappointment—the next day, you get back to work. We called it the 24-hour rule. You had 24 hours to feel it all. Then it was time to move forward.

Athlete: Coach… I think I want to quit. Coach: Okay. Then let’s talk about why. Athlete: I’m tired. All the early mornings, the pain, the pressure. Sometimes I wake up and wonder what I’m even doing this for. Coach: That’s not quitting. That’s being human. Doubt shows up when you’re close to something that matters. Athlete: But I’m not even sure I’m good enough. I look around and see people stronger, faster… happier. Coach: Comparison is a liar. It shows you everyone’s surface but hides their struggle. You don’t need to be better than them. You need to be better than yesterday. Athlete: What if I never win? What if I give everything and still fall short? Coach: Then you’ll walk away with something most never touch—truth. The kind you only find when you’ve emptied yourself for something bigger than comfort. Athlete: So… you think I should keep going? Coach: I think you already know the answer. You wouldn’t be having this conversation if you truly wanted to stop. You just want someone to remind you that it’s worth it. Athlete: It hurts, Coach. Some days, it really hurts. Coach: Good. That means you care. And nothing worth having comes without pain. Now breathe. You’ve made it through every hard day so far. Most quit before the breakthrough! Don’t be like most!

Someone please explain to me how the Mets are replacing 38 homers and 126 RBIs? I’m sitting here tonight thinking about how we lost Pete Alonso and it’s still makes me so angry….

Why would I tune in to watch @Mets ?You have now gotten rid of the 4 players that I enjoyed following and routing for…. sad. 😢

Our friend Bernie Kosar is sadly back in the hospital. Join us in praying for him today by liking or retweeting this post!

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💪🏀 33-point Toughness Evaluation Be honest. Be accountable. Be tough. Inspired by @jaybilas

There is really something to be said about players who embrace the opportunity to prove people wrong. The UNRANKED, UNHERALDED, UNDERDOGS always make a name for themselves when they REFUSE TO ACCEPT the opinions and limiting beliefs of others!!!

One bitter player can drain a locker room. One grateful player can shift the whole culture. Negativity won’t fix itself; leaders have to: - Call it out - Replace it with belief - Model the energy they want Better > Bitter. Always.

“To be successful at anything, you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.” — Tom Brady

S/O to all the HS coaches out there putting in serious work in your program To the ones running pre-season workouts, having staff meetings/retreats, building relationships with your players, fundraising money to help your program have extra tools or better gear for your players Cont’d … for the ones running feeder workouts and tryouts and organizing coaches and putting out fires … and teaching a full day of classes I see you. Keep impacting. Keep growing. And maybe most importantly as you strive for excellence as a coach & leader, remember your home, your family, your spouse…be great for them too

"Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point." -- Pat Summitt