The following comes from "The Champion's Mind" by Jim Afremow : "My favorite description of what excellence in the ...

"After every game, I used to ask Michael (Jordan) one question: Five, six, or seven? As in what time are we hitting the gym tomorrow...

"To be a good player on your team, you have to affect someone else on the team. You have to cause them to play better by the way y...

We ran across the words of poet Everett Hall and thought what a wonderful mindset for players.  It doesn't matter what your role is wi...

"As long as you brothers support one another and render assistance to one another, your enemies can never gain victory over you.  But...

The mindset of a player who wants to contribute to a team's success is much different than a selfish player that is just looking to be...

"Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, yo...

A big thanks to my friend Joey Burton for emailing me this article.  It is written by K.C. Johnson for the Chicago Tribune and it's ...

A short but powerful video and message from Alan Stein :

The following "The Difference You Make" -- a great book by Pat Williams with Jim Denney: "People are impressed by athle...

CLIMB THE STEEP   "For every hill I've had to climb For every rock that bruised my feet For all the blood and sweat and ...

"I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, ...