From John Wooden’s book, “Wooden”… Preparation Is the Prize Cervantes wrote, “The journey is better than the inn.” He is right and that is why I derived my greatest satisfaction out of the preparation—the “journey”-day after day, week after week, year after year. Your journey is the important thing. A score, a trophy, a ribbon […]
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” -MARCEL PROUST As coaches, athletes, parents and people, we often look at things through our narrow perspectives. When we keep an open mind with new ideas and ways to do things, we frequently find better ways to do them, […]
Here I am in Texas, reading Success Magazine. Today’s message is a quote from the periodical. Not living in fear is a great gift because certainly these days we do it so much. And do you know what I like about comedy? You can’t laugh and be afraid at the same time-of anything. If you’re […]
Well, here I am in Austin, Texas visiting my sister Grace and her family. On the plane I watched Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner on my iPad. It was great. In fact, it was one of the best sports movies I’ve seen in a long time. If you don’t know, Tin Cup is about a […]
My day began at 6:30am and it has been non-stop until now, 10:54pm. I don’t FEEL like blogging, but here I am. Someone once said, “Exceptions shatter dreams.” One of my dreams is to help as many people as I can, so if today’s message inspires just one person somewhere in the world, my effort […]
The most important part of a player’s body is above his shoulders. -Ty Cobb
The Six W’s: Work will win when wishing won’t.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot…When you think about the consequences, you always think of a negative result. -Michael Jordan When I give seminars on the psychological aspect of peak performance, I always ask someone in the audience to name their favorite athlete. Many times it is Michael Jordan. I […]
The Trinity College Mens Squash team has won 244 consecutive matches, the most in college sports history. They have won 13 straight national championships. Their coach is Paul Assaiante, author of “Run to the Roar.” I spoke to Coach Assaiante this morning and he shared with me his favorite story of an athlete overcoming adversity, […]