Tuesday, March 29, 2011

CONCENTRATION

"Concentration is the ability to
think about absolutely nothing
when it is absolutely necessary."

-Ray Knight

Monday, March 28, 2011

ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE...

“Above anything else,
 I hate to lose.”

-Jackie Robinson

THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES

"The man who complains about
the way the ball bounces is
likely the one who dropped it."

-Lou Holtz

Sunday, March 27, 2011

HOW TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM OTHER PLAYERS

"The guys who separate themselves are those who are able to take what appear to be setbacks and stay prepared, keep working."

DEREK FISHER

Thursday, March 24, 2011

WHEN A PLAYER IS MADE

"The time when there is no
one there to feel sorry for you
 or to cheer for you is
when a player is made."

-Tim Duncan

WHAT SEPARATES A WINNER FROM SECOND PLACE

"It's extra effort that separates a winner from second place.  But winning takes a lot more than that.  It starts with complete command of the fundamentals.  Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice.  And finally it takes love, fairness, and respect for your fellow man.  Put all those together and even if you don't win, how can you lose?

-Jess Owens

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

“Attitude, to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude…I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you…we are in charge of our attitudes.”


-Chuck Swindoll
From John Maxwell’s “The Difference Maker”

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

MIKE SINGLETARY'S FAVORITE PART OF THE GAME

"Do you know what my favorite
part of the game is?
The opportunity to play."

-Mike Singletary

Sunday, March 20, 2011

WHAT ALL PLAYERS MUST UNDERSTAND

"It's not up to anyone else to
make me give my best."

-Hakeem Olajuwon

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

WHAT EVERY GREAT ATHLETE KNOWS

"There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is."

-Bill Bradley

WHAT MAKES A TEAM WORK

"Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work."

-Vince Lombardi

Monday, March 7, 2011

DEFEAT IS A STATE OF MIND

“Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to give greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.”

-- Bruce Lee