Ron Jones

Do you lie to yourself? “When you experience failure you have two options. You can either tell yourself the truth or you can lie to yourself.” Kara Lawson 🥇

All American Braden Smith with a stationary ball handling warm up The best players in the world never graduate from the basics (Via @AngelaMoryanTV 🎥)

Azzi Fudd Daily Ball Handing Work With NBA Trainer Coach P (@Pnewt0n) The best players don’t over complicate things - They are detailed, consistent, and always go full speed You never outgrow the reps 🗣️

"You have to practice and play and behave like a winner if you want to win games. It is not just something that you can decide to be. You have to be that every single day in your approach and in your execution."

“We should talk louder, nobody cares if you’re corny or not, we’re trying to win” - Jalen Brunson A lot of young hoopers that are trying to be cool should listen to this message

🗣️COMMUNICATION is the most underrated SKILL in BASKETBALL! 🏀No TEAM…SUCCEEDS without EARLY, OFTEN & LOUD COMMUNICATION! 🧠ALL PLAYERS…listen to PJ Tucker give you the blueprint to earn more minutes👇🏽

“It’s a brutal profession because it is about winning. If this kid doesn’t buy that the process is the process eventually that kid is not going to be playing a lot for you. That’s just the brutal reality,” Geno Auriemma (Via @thewinningdiff1 🎥)

Take the time to watch this clip from Dana Altman. He says a lot in a small amount of time 🔥 🔥 “You have to get in the gym. Confidence is preparation. If you’re not prepared, you’re not going to be confident.” (Via @QuackVideo 🎥)

"My parents gave me two excellent examples of... You can do anything you want to do." - Pat Summitt 🥇 It's about work ethic. It's about commitment. It's about choosing a winning mindset every day. Don’t put a ceiling on your own potential. x.com/DrewMaddux/sta…

“We don’t get to control the length of our adversity.” Wow! Powerful!!

I can get you to work hard. But I cannot give you the will to want to come out first. That's competing. Competing is doing the very best with what you have, especially when circumstances, opposition, and adversity are stacked against you, and STILL pushing through anyway.

ICYMI: Last night Midland College head coach, @Ron_Jones80, coached his 1000th game and got the dub over the local rival, Odessa College. Check out the video below to see how they got it done. @NewsWest9Sports | @Midland_College | @WranglerSports

Give this a listen It’s not always about the points you score There is much more that goes into a basketball game (Via @CoachBechler 🎥)

Gregg Popovich said, “It’s your job to make me play you.” Playing time is earned. A victim mindset says…I didn’t play because coach doesn’t like me. A winning mindset says…I didn’t play because I haven’t earned it yet. Don’t be a victim.

Absolute gold from Tom Izzo “It’s such a phony world right now and everyone tells everybody how good they are. Nobody tells anyone they need to get better” (Via @TheCoachJournal 🎥)

THIS:

Jay Wright shares the advice he gives to young athletes. "Run your own race. Be the best that you can be every day and don't compare yourself to someone ahead of you or even someone behind you." Your goal is to stay humble and hungry every day. • Ego is the enemy. • Comparison kills progress. You control two things every single day: your effort and your attitude. He poses 2 questions that you should ask yourself at the end of every day. 1. Did I give my best effort? 2. Did I have a great attitude? If you didn't, be honest. Then wake up and control what you can. Best effort. Best attitude. Complete Ownership. (🎥 Tipping the Scales Podcast)

“I am genuinely telling you that playing hard is a skill.” - TJ McConnell It’s controllable. It’s a choice. Talent matters. Skill matters. But effort is decided. Do you compete when you’re tired? Do you play to exhaustion?

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. And over time, those habits become your identity. You're free to choose. But the consequences of those choices aren't optional. Your habits are shaping who you become. (🎥IU Athletics )

FACTS “Rebounding is 100% effort... You’re either too cool for it, too soft, or you're too lazy. God forbid you’re all three." - Mick Cronin