Coach James Washington III

This is what many people fail to realize: It is FAR more difficult for a RICH kid to make it to the NBA, or the NFL than it is for a POOR kid. This is why 95% of the athletes in the NFL and the NBA come from either poor, or lower middle-class families. You see these idiots talking about “Nepo babies,” and athletes only achieving success because of their rich fathers. You folks have no clue. When you are a poor kid, the pain of watching your mother suffer is what DRIVES you. This pain robs you of sleep at night. It DRIVES you to WORK when all of your teammates are just enjoying life. Deion Sanders was a high school star athlete in FOUR sports: Baseball, basketball, track, AND football. He WORKED year-round. He sacrificed his youth. Why? He watched his mother work three jobs. He saw his mother tired and struggling to get rest. The PAIN of watching his mother suffer DROVE him to the NFL AND to the Major Leagues. Lebron’s mother gave birth to him at 16. He watched her struggle. He worked his butt off to save her. He was great at football AND basketball. He was determined to rescue his mother. When he signed his deal with Nike coming out of high school, his FIRST order of business was to move her out of the low-income housing projects. ____________________________________ Bronny James does not HAVE to play basketball. His father owns a massive business enterprise. He could quit basketball tomorrow to either start his own businesses, or to become the VP of his father’s businesses. Shedeur Sanders does not HAVE to play football. He could leave football tomorrow to open up a chain of businesses if he wished to. He had that option coming out of college. _____________________________________ These guys are not driven by pain or poverty. They are driven by their individual desires to be great, and their competitive natures. These guys are also cursed by the greatness of their fathers. Their accomplishments will be overlooked by both the media and the general public because they will always be measured against the successes of their fathers. This adds enormous pressure. When you grow up rich, poor athletes envy you. They hate you. They go at your throat because they can’t be you. They save their best efforts for YOU. They try to break you before you make it. They want to see you fail. Surviving these attacks, along with the pressures of the national media that comes with being the descendants of greatness requires a great deal of heart and mental toughness. This explains why Bronny and Shedeur are mentally and physically as tough as they come.

@HarrietEve9 Kerr’s inabilty to manage Draymond cost the Warriors multiple championships too. Imagine a team that kept KD. Kept poole, didn’t lose a key player in the championship after a 73 win season! Managing player conduct is part of coaching and he failed in that area.

Gym hack 🙌🏼

To the best players in the world, the work they do in the weight room is as valuable as the work they do on the court “Lifting has become an essential part of my game…I lift a lot” - Tyrese Maxey (Via @JulianLoCasto 🎥)

Women are experts at giving ugly realities pretty names. Baddie = Prostitute Plus size = Obese Independent woman = Can’t keep a man High standards = Unrealistic expectations Finding myself = Whoring around Soft life = I want a man to fund me Manifesting love = Chasing rich men

My daughter recently had an ear infection. Doctor prescribed antibiotics. The doctor visit cost $244. My insurance covered $60. We owe $184. I pay $556/month for family coverage. Something seems broken.

@skumWgmi A lot of people think more income fixes the problem. Sometimes it just creates room for bigger monthly commitments.

The "dream job" salary is $95,000. After taxes, that's $5,800/month. Rent for a 1BR in a major city: $2,400 Car payment+ insurance: $650. Student loans: $400. Groceries + utilities: $600. That's $740 left. For everything else. For the whole month. This is what "making it" looks like now.

“Without commitment, you will never start. Without consistency, you will never finish.” — Denzel Washington

one of the most iconic scenes of all time was shot on a green screen.

Fred Taylor’s (now banned) mirrored visor appreciation post.

I was today year old when i realize if you pay your credit card 15 days before it's due and again 3 days prior your credit score increases almost twice as fast

Maryland has passed legislation allowing every parent to take 12 weeks paid leave starting in 2028. To take care of sick children, mental health, personal issues, pregnancy & more.

NFL suspended TP for 5 games his rookie season for selling memorabilia in college. Lost 5 NFL game checks for selling jerseys and signing autographs. That's the type of control the NCAA use to have on players. SMH

Great assistant coaches can’t apply for jobs they never see 5,318 coaching jobs are live on CoachBridge right now Multi-sport 585 Football 584 Basketball 561 Volleyball 536 Track & Field 448 Soccer 429 Most coaching jobs never reach the right candidates because they’re never seen Spread the word so more coaches see them

Lebron James is WINNING at LIFE man! I don’t give a crap what ANYone says! One son went to the Final Four this year as a redshirt freshman enjoying his first year of college at a major D1 program. HE had the performance, the academics, the SAT scores, and the ACT scores necessary to earn a full ride basketball scholarship to Arizona. His other son had the performance, the academics, the SAT scores, and the ACT scores to earn a full ride basketball scholarship to USC…….before working his butt off, making it to the NBA, and cracking an NBA rotation. Lebron is WINNING man, as a FATHER!! Forget basketball man! # 1 all-time. #2 all-time. Who cares! WINNING!! The dude literally doesn’t know who his father IS!!! To raise TWO outstanding and upstanding young men like this….WOW!

"We are not out numbered, we're out organized."

Teach your kids about; Marcus Garvey Malcolm X Assata shakur Patrice Lumumba Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Nat Turner Harriet Tubman Huey P Newton Thomas Sankara Toussaint louverture Fred Hampton khalid Muhammad Kwame Nkrumah Muhammad Ali

The math for a single person working full time at $20/hr in 2026: Monthly take home: $2,780 Median 1BR rent: $1,650 That leaves: $1,130 For food Transportation. Utilities. Healthcare. Clothing. Everything unexpected. The federal poverty line for a single person is $15,060/year. Two dollars more than minimum wage debates. Four digits above the poverty line. And it still doesn't work. That's not a budgeting problem. That's not a discipline problem. That's not an avocado toast problem. $20/hr used to be a living wage. Someone decided it isn't anymore. They just never said it out loud during an election year.

Nina Simone once said, “The people that built their heaven on your land are telling you yours is in the sky.”