What Do You Want? Where Do You Stand?

"Here's a sheet. Blank sheet. One through 15 rank your teammates."

In week one of summer workouts, #UVA Coach Roussell implemented a philosophy so he could better understand how each player views the group pic.twitter.com/5yiN3ykw6r

— Izzie Begley (@izbegley) June 26, 2026

There's an inside view and there's an outside view. You're on the inside. 

Here's a saying, "You can't fool kids, dogs, and volleyball players."

Where do you stand as a teammate and as a worker? 

Honest self-assessment can be tough. Brad Stevens once said something like, "I never had a great student on my (college) team, who wasn't an excellent defender." Why is that? 

Offense requires talent. Defense is founded on grit. I believe that contemporary youngsters have the same grit as your parents' generation or even mine. If you want success, the road is there. 

Remember, the road least crowded is "the extra mile."