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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

THE GREAT ONES STUDY THE GAME

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Tony Gwynn loves hitting a baseball, and he devotes himself to it. Several times each season, he reads Ted Williams’ The Science of Hittin...

FUNDAMENTALS NEVER CHANGE

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“Fundamentals are the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I appr...
Friday, September 25, 2009

IT'S ABOUT THE PROCESS

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From "The Winner's Manual" by Jim Tressel : "Success is an everyday proposition. It isn’t defined by a championship game...

JERRY RICE: THE MOST DETERMINED

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Jerry Rice is to football what Michael Jordan is to basketball. He is simply considered to be the greatest to ever play the position of wi...
Monday, September 21, 2009

HOW TO REBOUND FROM SETBACKS

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From the magazine, "Get Motivated," comes an excellent article titled, How to Rebound From Setbacks: Ruben Gonzales , the three-...
Monday, September 7, 2009

THE GREAT ONES LOVE TO PRACTICE AND PREPARE

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A reason for greatness in the great -- they love to prepare: "For me, it's not just about the game, I mean I love practice. A lot o...
Friday, September 4, 2009

PREPARATION AND COURAGE

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"In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things ...
Monday, August 31, 2009

THE HALL OF FAMER THAT SUCCEEDED WHILE FAILING

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From "Failing Forward" by John Maxwell : On August 6, 1999, a major-league baseball player stepped up tot he home plate in Montre...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

LEADERSHIP STARTS IN THE OFF-SEASON

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Are you leading your team in the off-season? Do you display leadership in the locker room? The weight room? The classroom? The following art...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

WHEN IS IT OK TO ENCOURAGE A TEAMMATE?

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From Think Like a Champion: A Guide to Championship Performance for Student-Athletes By Dick Devenzio When is it okay to encourage your team...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

PGC: THE 6 INTANGIBLES TO MASTER THAT MAKES YOU INVALUABLE

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One of the best camps in the country for developing perimeter players is Point Guard College headed up by former University of Virginia stan...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

THE FOUR CANCEROUS BEHAVIORS

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The 4 Cancerous Behaviors of athletes: --Criticizing --Complaining --Comparing --Condemning From former NBA Head Coach Eric Musselman
Friday, August 21, 2009

ARE YOU A REAL COMPETITOR

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Here's a great piece on being competitive from Ernie Woods and Bob Kloppenburg at Cybersportsusa.com: http://www.cybersportsusa.com/ho...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

WHAT KIND OF LEADER ARE YOU?

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“We preached that everybody’s a leader. You’re either a negative leader or you’re a positive leader. But everybody contributes, and everybod...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

BE RESPONSIBLE AND DO RIGHT

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From Jim Tressel's "The Winners Manual": I'm the last one to have a long list of possible sanctions for players. I don...
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