“ML Carr, perfect teammate. The best teammate I ever had. No matter if he was sitting on the bench or playing, he was going to give everything he’s got. ML in practice was hungry every day. He made me a better player because he would come at me. Perfect teammate,” Larry Bird

"They play a game that is played together. Individually, they all have brilliant things that they do, but they sacrifice that individual brilliance for a team effort." Individual greatness is powerful, but it's the sacrifice for team success that creates true champions.

Your bench is the ultimate culture check. Amateurs pout on the bench because they only care about personal glory. Pros can’t sit still. They’re too busy celebrating their teammates with genuine joy and excitement. Is your bench bringing the energy or draining it?

"Your mistakes don't lose you games. Your response to mistakes, lose you games. We don't want reactions; we want responses." PGC Basketball Average players react to a mistake (complaining, blaming). Great players respond to a mistake (running back, 'next play' mentality).

"The best way to prove your value is to work. But, you always want to outwork your potential. As hard as you believe that you can work, you can work harder than that." There’s no shortcut-no secret. To be great, you have to demand more of yourself than anyone else ever will.

"It's about the team...there are special moments that come from a shared commitment to play your role while doing it together. That's what you remember. Not your stats...but the relationships and the achievement that you created as a group. That's why we love it." Tony Romo

The big reason for the Spurs success through their dynasty according to Manu Ginobili? “We never let our egos get in the way” This is the main key to all great TEAMS x.com/NBATV/status/1…

If you don’t demand it in practice, your opponents will expose it in the game. Accountability separates the elite from everyone else.

"People think accountability means blame. It doesn't mean blame. Accountability means holding yourselves to the standard that you guys deem to be important. And, if it's important, you will point it out to a teammate when he is not doing it to the best of his ability." Jay Bilas

Home opener for Freshman VJA Girls Basketball vs Lockport, good luck

Good luck JV and Varsity VJA Girls Basketball in their SWSC opener tonight

"What will you do to make each other very good? People are going to come after you hard. You have to come after each other harder in practice." Good teammates push each other to become great players.

Congratulations to Montrell and Scott!! #Boltup chicagotribune.com/2025/01/03/and…

Leadership is not a title—it’s a responsibility. If you can’t raise the standard, push the team, and demand more, then you’re just another player, not a leader.

Congratulations to Ana Cisek of Andrew Softball Class of 2026 3rd Team All State Ana will be a senior next year for the Thunderbolts and has committed to play softball at Penn

Welcome to the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-Sept. 17th Jubril Adekoya Andrew Basketball Valpo Basketball Tom "Doc" Bentley Athletic Trainer Kelly Christner Andrew Softball Michigan Softball Jarvion Franklin Andrew Football Western Michigan Football Rich Piatchek ("Pi") Athletic Director

"A lot of players don't understand what it takes. They think it's just going to be their skill level - and it's really not." It's not just desire.  It's discipline. It's not just wanting.  It's work. It’s not just what you can do; it’s what you choose to do.

Who remembers the old Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides in Palos Park? The Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides were one of Chicagoland’s most thrilling winter traditions, located in Palos Park and drawing visitors from across the region. The exact year of this photo may be uncertain, but

OK, I’m worried about my maturity. I just watched this like 4 times in a row and I’m howling! 🤣🤣🤣

Sophomore and Varsity Andrew Basketball hosts the Warriors while all levels of VJA Girls Basketball head to New Lenox to take on LWW Good luck ladies and gents