I was just telling my son how special UNLV was. They were literally running teams out the gym. Stifling defense, fast break dunks, swagger, grit, snarling, screaming after they dunk. And when they beat Duke by 30 in the championship game in 1990, man the whole community was proud pic.twitter.com/qODxvpuirc
— Etan Thomas (@etanthomas36) December 23, 2024
Greatness isn't about "copying" what others do. The great Pete Newell said, "most copies are poor reproductions of the original."
1. Be positive. Nobody crafts a positive life from a negative attitude.
2. Bring energy. Energize yourself and your teammates. Be an energy giver not an energy vampire.
3. Make everyone around you better. "Share something great," a tip on playing, a poem, a book, a movie...
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heav'n in a wild flower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour." - William Blake
4. "Comparison is the thief of joy." - Teddy Roosevelt Don't compare yourself to others. if you must compare, compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.
5. "Make friends with the dead." Only about seven percent of the people ever born are alive today. Become friends with Abraham Lincoln, Margaret Mead, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Frances Perkins.
6. "Read. Read. Read. Read. Read." - Werner Herzog, Film Director, Author, Actor
Merry Christmas. May the sun never set on your joy.
Lagniappe. You don't need a gym to practice footwork.
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