No one can make you angry. No one can make you upset. That's a choice you make. You're responsible for your own emotions.

“When you decide you want to win at something, you don’t get to pick the environment. You don’t get to pick the circumstances. The only thing you get to pick is how you respond,” Joe Mazzulla True strength is built through the struggle.

One of The quickest ways to get coaches to love you Be a .5 player Shoot it, drive it or pass it in under .5 seconds

Basketball is learned through movement, not lectures. The best coaches build environments where players explore, fail, and grow through play. Confidence comes from reps. Development happens when athletes are free to experiment. Create. Compete. Improve.

Offer advice, tools & encouragement but don't remove the struggle from those you're helping to grow. Doing so is a false kindness that creates an unhealthy dependence & sense of entitlement. Working through struggles makes them stronger.

“My job is to make sure everyone in this building is not giving me what they have left, it's to give me everything that they got." - Dan Hurley (Via Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness 🎥)

Developing people is slow, uncomfortable and - at times - grueling work. STICK with them - People are messy CHALLENGE them - People are special PUSH them - People need it BELIEVE in them - People crave it

“What used to be normal is now the exception!” 3 traits that will set you apart in today’s world: 1. Be Authentic 2. Own Everything 3. Follow Through

C. S. Lewis, straight in my veins

Life is strange. You arrive with nothing, spend your whole life chasing everything, and still leave with nothing. Make sure your soul gains more than your hands.

Join us in wishing Damian Lillard a HAPPY 35th BIRTHDAY! #NBABDAY

Leo Rosten, what a line

17u players…for most of you, today is you last day playing AAU basketball. Your parents have spent thousands, used vacation time, worked in the car and from hotels, been nervous for you, and have had many sleepless nights. Thank them, hug them, tell them you love them.

“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”

Constant talking. Constant positivity The best players are connectors and never stop talking on the floor 🗣️

Defensive Emphasis: “If one guy makes a Defensive mistake, we will fail! That’s why I cannot play guys who do not know what they’re doing Defensively… I must be able to trust you on Defense before we can play you in the game.” ~ Coach Kelvin Sampson

Simple is best. Reduction. Constant state of reduction. Yep, each day=complexities. Practice plans, so much to address, write it all down. Now cut in 1/2. Do that again. Drive plan to simple. Clarity becomes yours. Players. Want simple & clear, with time, score, competition. Fun!

Cheat code for attracting the right people: Be unapologetically yourself. When you edit your personality, you attract relationships that need constant maintenance. Stop filtering who you are to be liked. The right ones will stick. The wrong ones will walk. And that’s a blessing.

Asset gains over the last 10 years: Gold: 201% S&P 500: 207% BTC: 49,000% ETH: 350,000% Happy financial awareness day.