HOW A GREAT ONE HANDLES BREAKING A RECORD

NFL Films captured history when Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Follow Brees along the sideline after his record-breaking pass and listen to his entire locker room speech.  Notice how he spreads the record he just broke to include everyone -- and I mean everyone in the organization. Also notice how he transitions his team towards team goals and moves them forward.

POTENTIAL ABOUT MORE THAN PHYSICAL ABILITIES

"Players don’t reach that potential because of physical abilities alone.  They have to have that motivation, and they have to have, really, desire and commitment to the game...I could be the most talented basketball player in the country, but not really work hard, and so therefore I will never really reach my potential.  I always tell our coaches in recruiting, I don’t want to have to go out and use my imagination.  I want to go out and see what a player is willing to commit to do on the floor.  And then if we need to work on skills, that’s find.  But that heart and head is so important when you’re talking potential and development."

-Pat Summitt

THE MINDSET OF THE ULTIMATE COMPETITOR

“You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.”

-Mia Hamm

THE MOTIVATION OF JERRY RICE

"Today I will do what others won't,

so tomorrow I can accomplish

what others can't."

- Jerry Rice



"NOTHING OUTSIDE THE LINES"

Bill Russell, known as a single-minded competitor when he played for the Boston Celtics, was recently interviewed by a writer for the New York Times.  The writer asked about a player being subjected to boos and taunting by crowds.  Russell, named as the greatest player in the history of the NBA in 1980 by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, had this to say: "You know...my youngest child asked me one time, 'How do you handle people booing you and saying unkind things about you?'  I said, 'Me personally, I never accepted the cheers, so I didn't have to worry about the boos.' When I was playing, there was nothing outside the lines."

From "Coaching the Mental Game" by H. A. Dorfman

HOW HUNGRY ARE YOU?

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."

~Les Brown

A TRUE CHAMPION

“A true champion is one who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the obstacles, who never makes excuses and always gives one hundred percent. That’s a real champion...When you have that passion to see just how good you can be, then you can accomplish almost everything you put your heart into.”

-Dr. Dot Richardson
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Orthopedic Surgeon and Commissioner of the PFX Tour