The 100 Percent Theory

Larry Bird called it the 100% Theory:

“If you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”

It’s not about perfection.

It’s about showing up, every day, with full effort.

Great players and great teams don’t coast.

They compete. Every rep. Every moment. pic.twitter.com/75OSPjJQEn

— Greg Berge (@gb1121) May 17, 2025

"The harder I worked, the luckier I got." 

You're tired of hearing about habits, hard work, process before results, relentlessness, sacrifice. 

There's an old book, Market Wizards. In the book, a trader named Ed Seykota said, "Everyone gets what they want from the market." Success demands developing an edge and having the discipline to apply it over and over.

What do you want from volleyball? Is making the team enough? Do you want to improve? Do you want to contribute? Do you want to become an impactful player and leader? 

Excellence in sports or anything else requires extraordinary focus and discipline. Former Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, "Pound the rock. If it takes a hundred hits to break it, keep pounding. You can't skip steps." Derrick White came out of his program. Simplicity and persistence rule. 

Lagniappe. Long video for when you have time.