“The distance one goes is not as important as the direction.” -author unknown How hard you work does not matter if you are doing the wrong things. How are you practicing? How are you studying? How are you working? There is a big difference between movement and progress. If you know where you want to […]
I recently speaking to a coach and he was complaining that his students were not listening. He simply was not enjoying coaching this particular group of athletes. They were not good students. I told him that there were no bad students, only bad teachers. What I meant was that if students were not performing up […]
We all get mental blocks. And we all need to overcome these blocks. Imagine driving across the country from New York to California…with your emergency break on. Many athletes go through their entire careers like that. The problem is most people want to win, but they don’t want to get out of their comfort zone. […]
The definition of a genius: A person who aims at something no one else can see and hits it.
Recently, a tennis coach asked me for some advice. He said there was a student of his who wanted to win, but was afraid to play tournaments. She was uncomfortable under the pressure. In practice, she was great. I told him that in order to be more comfortable being uncomfortable, she needed to put herself […]
If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all? -JOE NAMATH For the past few days, I’ve been seeing a lot of green and white due to the big upset the Jets pulled on the New England Patriots. The Jets clearly played to win (versus playing to not lose). Why would you compete […]
Today’s message is especially dedicated to Quinn Martin and his high school basketball team in Washington State. What happens when you are in a slump? If you are like most athletes, your body language is poor, you begin thinking too much and you get down on yourself. Most people begin thinking about the past (we […]
I have a cartoon of Ziggy in my home office. In the cartoon, Ziggy has a sad face and is walking away from a building with a sign which reads, “Optimists Club.” The thought balloon above his mouth says… “…i KNEW they wouldn’t let me join!!” There is truth in this cartoon. Negative thoughts equal […]
Do you fit in with the pack? Do you WANT TO? If you do what everyone else does, you will get what everyone else gets. Society frowns upon people that are abnormal. I WANT you to be abnormal. I was once speaking to a coach of the great Pete Sampras. He was getting Pete ready […]
I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field. -WALTER PAYTON, football player Can you have the same attitude as Walter Payton in what you do? Sports, sales or school? Of course you can. But the real question is, WILL YOU?