Be humble, but confident. Believe, but be persistent. Greatness is on the other side of courage and belief.

Winning cultures don’t have athletes pointing fingers, blaming others, or making excuses. Winning cultures don't have coaches doing these things either. Winning cultures have people coming together to find solutions, share results, and take responsibility for the process.

Anybody can be excited in Week 1. Few stay committed in Week 9. The difference between average and elite is endurance. We don’t need emotional highs. We need daily consistency.

Tom Brady: “You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem. They push you to deal with failure.”

USF head coach, Brian Hartline, demanding his players do all they can to win the moment… This second This action This activity This session Today This week Next game This month This season Sports are game of moments. In fact, there are thousands of micro-moments in every game

How not to be average is a must watch speech by Curt Cignetti, Indiana University

Elite competitors are never satisfied, they’re always getting better. Find people as hungry to win as you are. The ones who compete on every rep: film, practice, game …. and refuse to settle for good enough. That’s where elite is birthed!

The weight room is the most influential room in a school. It’s not a place to hang out — it’s a classroom. A place where habits are built, standards are set, and character is developed.

The worst attitude is one that thinks “that’s not my job.” If it needs to be done, do it. Period! That mindset is not team/staff centered. Self centered folks become cancers on teams/staffs. If you always have to be reminded or told to do your part, you’re not a team player.

Discipline is not a genetic trait. You build it one day at a time. So don’t be jealous. Get to work.

“You’re going to tell us how much you love your teammates by the way you block on the perimeter” - Dan Lanning

There are two types of athletes: 1) 😡“I have to lift weights” 🥱“I have to wake up early” 🙄“I have to go to practice” 2) 💪“I GET TO lift weights” 😤“I GET TO wake up early” 🤩“I GET TO go to practice” The 2nd will always outperform the 1st!

The weight room is biased. It only rewards those who work. And it will see right through anyone not willing to do it. It’s a truth teller. You can’t fool it. It will let you know exactly where things stand.

A Coach Cignetti jewel: “Good players want coached. Great players you can’t coach them enough, they want more, more, more. Inconsistent players want to be coached on their terms.” …(and always have a response or excuse)