Ben Ramsdell

Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master: The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊 In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable. On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction. Preparation is where you build them. Performance is where you believe in them.

He is Risen. 🙏🏻✝️

“The resurrection is everything. That’s like the staple of Christianity… Without the resurrection, there is no Christian…” “[Jesus] changed everything about me… The way I talk, the way I treat other people… I’m really here to serve others” - UCONN C Terris Reed Jr. 🎥: CBN Sports/@willdawsonTV

After the win over Iowa State, a video circulated of Tennessee participating in the Lord’s Prayer. How has Rick Barnes’ beliefs rubbed off on the team? “I know specifically that one of the reasons I came to Tennessee was because of Rick Barnes and his faith” -Nate Ament

Mike Conley on what basketball intelligence is to him. (Really good long quote, on being a point guard) “It’s an understanding of the game that’s a little bit deeper than just playing really fast… it’s a understanding of feel, like Donte has made 2 in a row, let’s get him his third shot or Ant hasn’t had a shot in 5 possessions let’s get Ant a shot or how can I get him an easy bucket or decision making, you got a 3 on 1 fast break and you got one guy whose cold and you need him to get hot and you got another guy who has made a couple, you go hey let me try and get an easy one for the guy who hasn’t made a shot… if you have a high IQ you can kind of see the play develop, you know what’s going to happen and you can start talking your way in and out of situations”

Kelvin on being back in Oklahoma. #Sooners @NEWS9 @NewsOn6

This is probably the best answer I've ever heard to the question, "Why did God create evil?" A professor at the university asked his students the following question: “Everything that exists was created by God?” One student bravely answered: “Yes, it was created by God.” The professor asked : “If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.” The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth. Another student raised his hand and said: “Can I ask you a question, professor?” "Of course," replied the professor. “Professor, is cold a thing?” “What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?” Students laughed at the young man's question. The young man answered: “Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy. Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.” The student continued: “Professor, does darkness exist?” “Of course it exists.” said the professor. “You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.” In the end, the young man asked the professor: “Sir, does evil exist?” This time it was uncertain, the professor answered: “Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.” To this, the student answered: “Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s no light.” 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

Excited to announce my commitment to Oklahoma Baptist University!! @OBU_Football 🦬 🦬

Watch this clip all the way until the end This is coaching

👨: "i don't think lebron is the GOAT. i don't think michael jordan is the GOAT either." 👴: "oh, so we're going in a different direction..." 👨: "i think we're going in the direction of stephen curry." — and i couldn't agree more.

"The hardest thing I have ever done in my life, is sit in a hospital room and watch my son die, and watch my wife watch her son die." "There was nothing I could do." "I would have done anything." "As hard as it was and still is, I have never experienced anything that made me more aware of the love of God." "God watched his son die for me and for you and he could have stopped it." "He loved us so much that he didn't." Really puts things into perspective, doesn't it?

Going at it with a hostile crowd and then smiling at the free throw line with the game on the line STEPH A REAL PSYCHO 😂

Dirk: "You guys had a tough loss obviously in OKC. How did you guys recover, what did you guys talk about?" Steph: "Well first thing who hasn't had a bad loss against OKC at this point?" 🤣

Appreciate the NOW. Rick Pitino nails it. Every player’s hourglass runs out faster than they think. One day, the practices, the games, the grind…it’s all gone. Cherish every rep, every moment, every opportunity. Don’t waste your sand. ⏳

There is no better teacher than adversity. 🤞🏾🪶♾

Kelvin Sampson: “I brought these 2 freshman in here because I wanted to tell them how proud I am of them. They got tough jobs. They’re playing for a program that has won more games than anyone in America the last 8 yrs, & all of a sudden they’ve been put to start…high character kids handle adversity well cause they’ve been brought up the right way & I give credit to their parents.”

lol the thunder are just laughable. They're 8-0, no Jalen Williams games yet, only four Caruso games, Isaiah Joe has played 3, Chet's played 5 and it doesn't matter who is in the lineup, they just obliterate everyone. Mark Daigneault is still somehow underrated.

A loud gym is a winning gym LOVE this energy

Great Point guards.. •Control the pace •Understand mismatches •Are Coachable •Throw the ball ahead when possible •Know time/score at all times •Defend •Handle pressure •Know every position on the floor •High IQ •Are leaders •Know personnel •Communicate •Compete

#TheChampionsComeback 🏆 #Reset