"Success increases our self-assurance. Faith in ourselves is a good thing, of course, but too much of it can make us believe we don’t need to change anything." - Bob Knight, The Power of Negative Thinking
Rule 1. "Learn by studying the masters." They won't have all the answers but they do a lot right.
Rule 2. "Our heroes are less than perfect." - Stan Lee We don't need perfection to get excellent results.
Successful coaches ask many questions. Unsuccessful coaches have all the answers. Successful coaches usually ask how can I do this better? Unsuccessful coaches often refuse input.
Melrose experienced three runs of Sectional Titles, 2003-2005, 2009-2012, and 2021-2022. Winning is hard; repeating is harder.
Here's another quote from Knight's Power of Negative Thinking:
"Success actually can be one of the biggest problems a coach or any leader has to deal with."
In the article, Gino and Pisano listed “overconfidence bias” as the second of three impediments that success can put in front of any enterprise."
Lagniappe. Winners manage success.
"Mismanaged success is the leading cause of failure.
But, well managed failure is the leading cause of success.
If you don't know how to work through winning, you are not going to keep winning.
If you don't know how to manage failure and get back up, you're not gonna win."… pic.twitter.com/uI6wkRhTac
Lagniappe 2. "The wind always blows hardest at the top of the mountain."
Lagniappe 3. Watch this in two parts. Take notes. Coach Donnie reviews matchups, strategy, and tips for better setting choices.
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