Winning is hard. Doubters abound. Most programs have to take their lumps. MVB wasn't an instant success.
Incubating the 2012 title was losing the State Championship the year before. Having more upperclassmen who have fought the battles matters.
Another part is confidence borne of proven success. Don't live at the extremes of arrogance or doubt. Inhabit the middle - confidence.
Elevate your game with skill and harnessed fury. Burlington basketball in 2006 knocked out two star players but Melrose still led by 25 with four minutes left. Melrose cleared the bench and Burlington scored the final 18 points. Their parents were saying, "we're just as good as you." In the rematch, the girls asked the Melrose coach if they could unleash their full fury. Melrose led 42-10 after 10 minutes. Then the coach called off the dogs.
A first division North Shore League coach told MVB players, "we should have beaten you today." In the rematch first set, Melrose won 25-3. A Melrose player quipped, "is that good enough?"
If you're going to run your mouth, then you had better be able to back it up. Usually, silence is better.
Houston blowing Kansas out by 30
“The first step on the ladder of success is always failure. Immature people don’t deal well with failure and immature people don’t understand that there is going to be failure.” - Kelvin Sampson
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Lagniappe 2. Trust.
"In leadership, there are no words more important than trust"
— Coach Mac 🏀 (@BballCoachMac) March 8, 2024
- Mike Krzyzewski
Lagniappe 3. Martin looks at Setter 4.
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