Dean Pugh

[StateOfSwimming.com @StateOfSwimming]

" I wanted [Gregg] Troy to make me into something great. I told him ‘I don’t want to be just a 50 freestyler. I want you to squeeze out every bit of talent that I have to make me a great athlete'.” @caelebdressel @calicondors_isl @GatorsSwimDv
https://t.co/PVQqeIcVxp

[GuruAnaerobic @GuruAnaerobic]

One thing you should remember when 'elite' coaches at National sports academies take the credit for producing elite athletes - the athletes were elite quality before they arrived.

[Tim Elmore @TimElmore]

They don’t want to fail so they don’t take risks. Or if they do take them, they’re uncalculated risks, because they’ve not been trained how to think. https://t.co/5a2o4537mf

[Matt Nichol @M_Nichol]

Despite their VERY abnormal appearance, athleticism and yes... pay cheques... pro-athletes have all of the same fears, insecurities and stressors as the rest of us. They are not robots and are susceptible to mental/emotional ruts just like anyone else.

[Vern Gambetta @coachgambetta]

Is not the measure of coach what they do with what they have? If you have championship talent you should win championships. I value a coach you can take an average team or athlete and get them to punch above their weight.

[Johny Alder @JohnAlderWRU]

A call to action from a great coach: "turnover as a symptom of a lack of development within NRL clubs...The needs of the job in the last decade have grown...there is very little education- other than playing rugby league- that goes into coaching our sport" https://t.co/tLjql5r7u7

[Wade Gilbert @WadeWgilbert]

Outstanding free resource for coaches, just completed by former grad student and coach Esme Gullick. She has graciously offered to share with anyone who would like a copy: [email protected]

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

True strength is the courage to admit weakness.

[Tim Elmore @TimElmore]

Your primary job as a parent is to prepare your child for how the world really works.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Change comes from telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

[David Marsh @SwimCoachMarsh]

Excellent conversation! https://t.co/gAh759OjUI

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

Aerobic exercise training for 12 months led to a 47% improvement in memory and increased blood flow (at rest) to the hippocampus and other brain regions in individuals 60 years and older with memory problems. https://t.co/ewbN99STyK

[Tim Elmore @TimElmore]

We are raising a generation of kids who are used to receiving recognition for participating.

[Dean Pugh @APCcoach]

@mboyle1959 @mulvihill_tj

[Dr. Rhonda Patrick @foundmyfitness]

New data suggests that exposure to influenza viruses during childhood may provide partial lifelong protection against distantly related influenza viruses, referred to as "immunological imprinting." https://t.co/5bSwZdeled

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Research:
-Sit by high-performer, your performance increases by 15%
-Sit by low-performer, your performance decreases by 30%
-Sadness, happiness, anger, motivation, compassion all spread

Two lessons:
-Surround yourself wisely
-We're all in this together
https://t.co/mn0WXI3qSx

[GuruAnaerobic @GuruAnaerobic]

People don't understand that you can be the BEST athlete in the world and not have worked any harder than the 10,000th athlete in the world.