CONCENTRATION

"Concentration is the ability to

think about absolutely nothing

when it is absolutely necessary."

-Ray Knight

ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE...

“Above anything else,

 I hate to lose.”

-Jackie Robinson

THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES

"The man who complains about

the way the ball bounces is

likely the one who dropped it."

-Lou Holtz

HOW TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM OTHER PLAYERS

"The guys who separate themselves are those who are able to take what appear to be setbacks and stay prepared, keep working."

DEREK FISHER

WHEN A PLAYER IS MADE

"The time when there is no

one there to feel sorry for you

 or to cheer for you is

when a player is made."

-Tim Duncan

WHAT SEPARATES A WINNER FROM SECOND PLACE

"It's extra effort that separates a winner from second place.  But winning takes a lot more than that.  It starts with complete command of the fundamentals.  Then it takes desire, determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice.  And finally it takes love, fairness, and respect for your fellow man.  Put all those together and even if you don't win, how can you lose?

-Jess Owens

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

“Attitude, to me, is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude…I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you…we are in charge of our attitudes.”


-Chuck Swindoll
From John Maxwell’s “The Difference Maker”

MIKE SINGLETARY'S FAVORITE PART OF THE GAME

"Do you know what my favorite

part of the game is?

The opportunity to play."

-Mike Singletary

WHAT ALL PLAYERS MUST UNDERSTAND

"It's not up to anyone else to

make me give my best."

-Hakeem Olajuwon

WHAT EVERY GREAT ATHLETE KNOWS

"There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is."

-Bill Bradley

WHAT MAKES A TEAM WORK

"Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work."

-Vince Lombardi

DEFEAT IS A STATE OF MIND

“Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality. To me, defeat in anything is merely temporary, and its punishment is but an urge for me to give greater effort to achieve my goal. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.”

-- Bruce Lee