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Charles Barkley asks, " what is your NBA skill? " There's an essential that everyone can improve - listening.  Listening trans...

Coach Scott Celli said about a player, "She wants to learn. She wants to improve. She wants to play." Being coachable, listening a...

Shared sacrifice and shared effort earn shared success.  "This group celebrates the success of their teammates." Coach Hubert Davi...

Control our responses in a variety of situations. Listen to learn not to respond.  Post by @booksforaspirants View on Threads

Bobby Knight wrote a book called The Power of Negative Thinking . He said, " I speak as a coach whose career-long belief was that most ...

"Pressure is playing a five-dollar Nassau with two-dollars in your pocket." - Lee Trevino Pressure degrades performance. "Han...

Return to the "Achievement Equation." ACHIEVEMENT = PERFORMANCE x TIME As a young person, leverage the advantage of time , the mag...

All opinions are solely my own. Write down the good ideas that cross your mind. Time will arise to apply them. You can journal, write a blog...

Our minds and body interact. Positive psychology can result in higher performance and negative mood can diminish performance.  Some performa...

Wisdom from MasterClass Malala (Nobel Prize winner) "Confidence doesn't require perfection...believe in yourself  Robin Arzon (Infl...

All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own. Don't blame anyone else.  Few thoughts reflect originality. Often our best emerges...

Who are the top servers in Melrose history? What are the criteria?  First, score points.  Second, be hard to return.  Third, leave an impres...

"Fight for your culture every day." The "What Drives Winning" interview with Jay Wright says a lot.    Jay Wright on his...

Embrace Jon Gordon's message: 3 keys to a mindset reboot: Control Yourself - You might not be able to control all of your circumstances ...

Legacy by James Kerr is the best leadership book I've read...and read three times. The seven-minute video hits some high points among th...

Whether it is the head coach, assistant coaches, players, managers, etc. the essence of being a part of a TEAM is dependability. Can the tea...

Metacognition is literally "thinking about thinking." You know the expression, "Ready. Aim. Fire." There's no "...

Everyone wants the result of greatness but avoids the work required to get there. It’s boring. It’s a sacrifice. A commitment to show up eac...

Writer David Mamet reminds his children to "every day do something for your craft and something for your business. " Life rewards ...

Karch Kiraly visited the top of the mountain as an indoor player, on the sand, and as Coach of USWNT. He knows what it takes and what it mea...