2/4/11 - Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important
Having a sharp tongue can cut your own throat.
2/3 of promotion is motion
Anger is one letter short of danger, the greatest remedy for anger is delay.
Success comes in cans, failures comes in cant's
Procrastination is the thief of time
Seek joy in what you give not in what you get
Money is a good servant but a cruel master
If your dreams turn to dust......vacuum
There could never be a rainbow without a cloud and a storm
There is no right way to do a wrong thing
Past failures are guideposts for future success
Failing to prepare we prepare to fail
Don't learn safety rules simply by accident
Break a bad habit - drop it
Actions speak louder than words but not nearly as often
A quitter never wins and a winner never quits
One who lacks courage to start has already finished
Patience carries alot of wait
No man knows less than the man who knows it all
If others have sinned you need not mention it
lt is no crime not to be perfect
Feed your faith and doubt will stave to death
It is much easier to be critical than correct
The happiness in your life depends on the quality of your thoughts
Everyone has 20/20 hindsight
Some people develop eye strain looking for trouble
Too many of us speak twice before think
The greatest fault is to imagine that you have none
Our favorite attitude should be gratitude
Success is.......................... more attitude than aptitude
12/26/10 - The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. - John Foster Dulles
12/19/10 - You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from a defeat. - Christy Mathewson
12/14/10 - Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
11/15/10 - Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
11/12/10 - The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday you are going to reach for it and it won't be there. - Irving Berlin
11/8/10 - My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that "achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." - Helen Hayes
10/18/10 - Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz.
10/17/10 - The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence -. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. - Paul S. Buck
10/16/10 - Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. - Knute Rockne
10/15/10 - The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money. - Ernie Banks
10/14/10 - Don't look back something may be gaining on you. - Satchel Paige
10/13/10 - People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There is no future in it. - Sparky Anderson
10/12/10 - Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. - Jesse Jackson
10/11/10 - Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. - Larry Bird
Having a sharp tongue can cut your own throat.
2/3 of promotion is motion
Anger is one letter short of danger, the greatest remedy for anger is delay.
Success comes in cans, failures comes in cant's
Procrastination is the thief of time
Seek joy in what you give not in what you get
Money is a good servant but a cruel master
If your dreams turn to dust......vacuum
There could never be a rainbow without a cloud and a storm
There is no right way to do a wrong thing
Past failures are guideposts for future success
Failing to prepare we prepare to fail
Don't learn safety rules simply by accident
Break a bad habit - drop it
Actions speak louder than words but not nearly as often
A quitter never wins and a winner never quits
One who lacks courage to start has already finished
Patience carries alot of wait
No man knows less than the man who knows it all
If others have sinned you need not mention it
lt is no crime not to be perfect
Feed your faith and doubt will stave to death
It is much easier to be critical than correct
The happiness in your life depends on the quality of your thoughts
Everyone has 20/20 hindsight
Some people develop eye strain looking for trouble
Too many of us speak twice before think
The greatest fault is to imagine that you have none
Our favorite attitude should be gratitude
Success is.......................... more attitude than aptitude
12/26/10 - The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. - John Foster Dulles
12/19/10 - You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from a defeat. - Christy Mathewson
12/14/10 - Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
11/15/10 - Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
11/12/10 - The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday you are going to reach for it and it won't be there. - Irving Berlin
11/8/10 - My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that "achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." - Helen Hayes
10/18/10 - Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz.
10/17/10 - The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence -. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. - Paul S. Buck
10/16/10 - Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. - Knute Rockne
10/15/10 - The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money. - Ernie Banks
10/14/10 - Don't look back something may be gaining on you. - Satchel Paige
10/13/10 - People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There is no future in it. - Sparky Anderson
10/12/10 - Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. - Jesse Jackson
10/11/10 - Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds. - Larry Bird
THERE COMES A
POINT IN YOUR
LIFE WHEN YOU
REALIZE
WHO MATTERS,
WHO NEVER DID,
WHO WON'T ANYMORE,
SO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST,
THERE'S A REASON WHY
THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT TO
YOUR FUTURE.
MOTIVATION/BASKETBALL QUOTES
DISCIPLINE
What is basketball discipline? Basketball discipline is your ability to carry out the rules and regulations of your team. You have to be able to put your talents into the overall team's plan. We all have to know what the other man is going to do. It is our ability to work together. You have to overlook the aspect of what you can do, as compared to what you can do for the team. This is discipline - discipline is not easy: then, nothing ever is that is worth getting, is it? There will be many times when you want to do it your own way. You can't always do it your way. There are may ways and styles of playing basketball. I want you to understand that we are going to play it my way. Discipline not only teaches what not to do, but more importantly what to do. Discipline is the key to our success. My interests are your interests because what you do reflects our team. If the team wins, we win: if the team loses, we lose.
SACRIFICE
Can you sacrifice? What sacrifices do you need to make? In today's society, you have to bend and sacrifice certain things. Sacrifices will come differently for each individual. When basketball starts, you will have to dedicate yourself to your studies and then to basketball. sacrifice is giving up your time that means a great deal to you so you can acheive something in another field. It's going to be hard not to watch tv, not to go out on dates, not to stay up late when you have to study. You are going to have to budget your time time wisely in order to get basketball and your studies in. You have to sacrifice many things in order for us to win. "What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God."
"Enthusiasm will take you to the next level of excitement."
" If you pay the price you will reap the reward of winning."
"There is no glory in defense - just victory!!!"
"Confidence is when you are absolutely sure you can do it."
"If you hoot with the owls at night, you can't soar with the eagles at dawn."
"The most effective leadership is by example."
ARE YOU A WINNER?
The average effort results in mediocrity, the sub-par effort results in failure and the maximum effort breeds success, and one's ability perform over his ability, over his maximum, results in greatness."
T.E.A.M = TOGETHER EVERYBODY ACHIEVES MORE
"Improve yourself and you will improve the team."
"Extra effort is an inner desire"
"Good defense brings about game victories"
"You don't always have to have the lead if you have the heart to come from behind."
THE HABIT OF WINNING
BY VINCE LOMBARDI
Winning is not a sometime thing. You don't win once in a while. You don't do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Everytime a football player goes out to play, he's got to play fromthe ground up from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be no. 1 in any business, but more important, you've got to play with your heart and every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they're there to compete. They know the the rules and objectives when they get into the game. The objective is to win fairly, squarely, decently, by the rules but to win. In truth, I have never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, did not appreciate the grind and the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for, needs discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.
I don't believe in the brute nature of man, or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God and I believe in human decency. I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear,is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle victorious.
DO YOU THINK LIKE A WINNER?
WHAT ARE THE TRAITS THAT MAKE ONE MAN A WINNER AND ANOTHER MAN A LOSER? THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS IN HOW A MAN THINKS. HIS ATTITUDE WILL GOVERN HIS ACTIONS.
FOR INSTANCE...........
A WINNER IS ALREADY TO TACKLE SOMETHING NEW.......... A LOSER IS PRONE TO BELIEVE IT CAN'T BE DONE.
A WINNER ISN'T AFRAID OF COMPETITION........ A LOSER EXCUSES HIMSELF WITH THE IDEA THAT THE COMPETITION BEAT HIM OUT.
A WINNER KNOWS HE'S SOMETIMES WRONG AND IS WILLING TO ADMIT HIS MISTAKES........A LOSER CAN USUALLY FIND SOMEONE TO BLAME.
A WINNER IS CHALLENGED BY A NEW PROBLEM..... A LOSER DOESN'T WANT TO FACE IT.
A WINNER IS DECISIVE........ A LOSER FRUSTRATES HIMSELF WITH INDECISION.
A WINNER REALIZES THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO GET A JOB DONE....... A LOSER IS PRONE TO PROCRASTINATE WITH THE HOPE THAT THINGS WILL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
A WINNER THINKS POSITIVELY .....ACTS POSITIVELY....... A LOSER USUALLY HAS A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE AND A NEGATIVE APPROACH TO EVERYTHING.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER,THINK LIKE A WINNER.... ACT LIKE A WINNER.......AND SOONER THAN YOU THINK, YOU BE A WINNER.
H.E.A.R.T
H=HUSTLE
E=ENTHUSIASM
A=ATTITUDE
R=RESPECT
T=TEAMWORK
ATTITUDE TOWARD WINNING
-Every athlete enjoys winning and glory.
-It is great to hear the fans cheering for you when you make a spectacular play.
-It is great to read a story about how you starred in a game.
-Glory is one reason you work as hard as you do.
-Every player is guilty of going on an ego trip now and then, and that is all right as long as he is not hurting his team.
-Teamwork is fundamental at every level of basketball.
-That means passing up a shot if another player is open for a better one.
-That means helping out on defense.
-That means being more interested in the final score than the individual statistics.
A Player with a GOOD ATTITUDE
-is a hardworker
-is a physical rock
-is a psychological rock
-is an organizer
-is a tiger
-is a listener
-is first to practice
-develops toughness
-finishes the job
-is on time
-is aggressive
-takes advice
-leaves last
-is in top condition
-endures pain
-disciplines himself
-has a lease on a first place
-takes coaching well
-does extra work
-trains all years
-has high endurance
-plans workouts
-asserts himself
-pleases
-never misses practice
-is never injured
-reliable
-has goals above ability
-forgets mistakes
-never complains
-present even when injured
-extends the body
-faces the situation
-projects into the future
-shoots the works
-works with the team
"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." JERRY WEST