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MESSAGE #1460 SECRET EQUATION

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Remember this secret equation for peak performance…

E + R = O

Event + Response = Outcome

Much of success comes from our reactions in situations. If you lose a point or miss a shot, much of the time, it’s your reaction that will determine your results. Will you think a negative thought or a productive thought? Will you get frustrated or fascinated?

A friend of mine who plays in the Yankees organization once said that sometimes you may only have 70 percent of your game, but if you use 100 percent of that 70 percent, you can still win. The key is your response, or adjustments towards the event/situation.

We don’t have control over many of the events that occur, but we have total control over our response. As a result, we will have more favorable outcomes.

MESSAGE #1458 THE CAPTAIN

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“It’s not that difficult to run; to give it 100 percent, it’s effort. You don’t have to have talent to give effort.”—Derek Jeter

MESSAGE #1455 TEAM

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It’s more important to be the best person FOR the team than to be the best person ON the team.

MESSAGE #1452 HANG ON

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A big part of sports (and life) is persistence. Hanging on.

When I gave my recent talk at TEDxPrincetonLibrary, I talked about the word “hope” being an acronym—Hold On Possibilities Exist.

What do most people do when adversity strikes?

They give up.

Do you know what the great ones do?

They hang on until they catch on.

They get fascinated instead of frustrated.

They get intrigued instead of irritated.

If you stick with it when times are tough, you will most likely come out on top.

Why? Because not many people will be left.

If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get what everyone else gets.

Be great today.

MESSAGE #1451 CONFIDENCE

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Without confidence, a golfer is little more than a hacker.
-Bobby Jones

Feel free to substitute the word “golfer” for “tennis player,” “salesperson,” or “musician.”

MESSAGE #1450 A MESSAGE FROM VINCE LOMBARDI

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Of all the rings and all of the money and all of the color and display—they linger only in memory. The spirit, the will to win, and excel, these are the things that endure. The quality of any man’s life is the full measure of his commitment to excellence and to victory, regardless of what field he might be in.
—Vince Lombardi

MESSAGE #1448 THE SECRET OF SPORTS

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To me, sports is not about trophies. It’s not about money. It’s not about saying you’re better than somebody else. The beauty of sports is who it makes you become. It’s about character. Watch the recent Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with one of my favorite athletes, the great Andre Agassi. Enjoy.