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Proud is an understatement! 💙 #Family

Pour into your players the way Dawn Staley does. The way Cori Close does. The way Kara Lawson does. The way Brenda Frese does. The way Jan Jensen does. The way Kim Mulkey does. The way Shea Ralph does. The way Niele Ivey does. The way Nicki Collen does. The way Vic Schaefer does. The way Geno Auriemma does. The way Wes Moore does. The way Jeff Walz does. The way Kevin McGuff does. The way Tony Bozzella does. The way Sam Purcell does. The way Andy Landers did. The way Gary Blair did. The way Jim Foster did. The way Tara VanDerveer did. The way Barbara Stevens did. The way Pat Summitt did. The way C. Vivian Stringer did. The way Muffet McGraw did. The way Jody Conradt did. The way Sylvia Hatchell did. The way Lisa Bluder did. The way Kay Yow did. Exceptional coaches who coach hard & demand a lot, but get the very best out of their players to build elite status for themselves, their student-athletes & their program 👏

Transfer portal observation: Be careful who you listen to because you might end up at worse place than you left.

“Have you heard from our current president” their faces 😭😭

A red eye flight back from Phx was a mistake. But the type of endurance we observed from the baby two rows in front is what I’ll be looking for in the portal. Elite level endurance, early loud and often communication, and relentless effort. 😅

Coaching is about relationships. 🔥 Gregg Popovich said it best: “Wins and losses fade. Relationships stick with you forever.”

Anonymous My daughter is in fifth grade. Came home yesterday with a story. New girl in class. Immigrant family. Speaks limited English. Sits alone at lunch. Nobody talks to her. Not mean. Just easier to stick with friends you already have. My daughter sat with her. Didn’t speak the same language. Used Google Translate on her school iPad. Typed messages back and forth. Laughing at the translations. Learning words from each other. Sharing lunch. Making it work. Other kids noticed. Started sitting with them. Whole table now. Mix of kids learning words in different languages. Teaching each other. That specific chaos of children making friendship out of nothing but willingness. Teacher called me. “Your daughter started something beautiful. That new girl was shutting down. Now she’s opening up. Learning faster. Smiling. All because someone sat with her first.” Asked my daughter why she did it. She looked confused. “She was alone. Nobody should eat lunch alone.” Said it like it was obvious. Like basic human math. Person alone plus empty seat equals sit down. Ten years old teaching the rest of us what we forgot somewhere along the way. That language isn’t the only way to communicate. That loneliness is louder than any words. That sometimes the most important thing you can do is just show up and sit down. Sometimes fifth graders understand kindness better than the rest of us combined.

Thank you, Phoenix. #WFinalFour

Phoenix. No notes This was a spectacular host city!! Loved every minute.

All female head coaches & all female officiating crew at the championship game. Full arena. My heart is so full.

Thank You @coachkwbb for all of the moments & memories over the last eight seasons 💚 Wishing you nothing but the best in the future! 🔗 tinyurl.com/45tdsh76

Statement from Vice President, Director of Athletics Kelsie Gory Harkey regarding @CSU_WBasketball:

Happy Birthday🎂 to a True T3 Legend - Bob Beck⚾️🥎

The Bible was very much not written in English

Jake Paul calls Bad Bunny a 'fake American' for being born in Puerto Rico. Jake Paul currently lives in Puerto Rico to avoid paying American Taxes. You cant make this up.

i found an old “to-do” list in my mom’s handwriting from 2003. item #3 was “buy a new dress for myself.” it was crossed out, and underneath she wrote, “buy school shoes for little lamb.” that's me, i’m little lamb. i looked at my shelf of medals and certificates and realized they were all paid for in dresses she never wore

I hope we all recognize that late night tv hosts are being held to a higher standard than our elected leaders and the current regime