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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Eric Tecce.

Goethe once said, “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is; treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”

Think about how you treat yourself.

Think about how you treat others.

Many years ago, at a school in England, there was a computer glitch. It classified a class of gifted students as below average and it classified a class of below average students as gifted.

Five months later, the error was found.

But the most amazing discovery was after they tested the students.

The gifted students (who were classified as below average) had significantly lower IQ scores.

The below average students (who were classified as gifted) had significantly higher IQ scores.

Interesting.

What does this mean?

As an athlete, coach, teacher or parent, we should always assume that greatness is attainable.

Because it is.

Remember Henry Ford…

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way, you’re right.”