Earn the Ticket

Belief is powerful. Not in isolation...belief drives commitment, hard work, and growth.

Teams cannot achieve great things without belief. Both the components of the achievement equation, PERFORMANCE and TIME need belief. When you don't believe, performance drops, especially in 'winning time'.  

Players and teams need to hear that others believe. But belief has to be earned as it can't be gifted. And you must know that belief is deserved. 

You can only tell one player she's the best you ever coached. And because it's truth, she validates the ticket. Earn the ticket. 

Joe Mazzulla on winning the championship at TD Garden:

“I knew we were going to win. I knew we were going to win at home. There was a sense of inevitability within our team because they made a decision that they were going to do it.” pic.twitter.com/M3vHDISHyD

— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzellNBA) June 25, 2024