Rachel Miller

Mom to 3 beautiful boys, wife, HS Math Teacher, HS Girls BB Coach, always looking to make a positive impact, a difference in young people's lives!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

This is pure GOLD 🥇

Eric Church graduation speech with a guitar.

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[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“All year we have been saying the talent is our floor but our character will determine our ceiling.
And I am just so confident in their character, and that’s what determined how they played today.”

Talent makes you comparable.
Character makes you unforgettable.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Banners hang in gyms and rings collect dust. But who you become and who you impact you get to keep forever,” Cori Close

Your character defines winning.

[Rachel Miller @BBCoachMiller]

Can we get these rims inspected next timeout….#lawoflargenumbers

[KStateStatsInfo @KStateStatsInfo]

.@KStateWBB's @taryn_sides is 1 of 3 players in the nation this season w/ 400+ pts, 75+ 3-pt FGs made, 100+ rebs, 100+ assts & 60+ stls.

[Kansas Sports Chatter @KSportsChatter]

K-State 🏀 player Taryn Sides @taryn_sides talked about the rivals while playing at Phillipsburg High School. @Phillipsburg_HS @KStateWBB @kstatesports

"Those three were kind of who we looked forward to even more."

Watch the full show on YouTube. Link in the comments⬇️

[The Sport Parent @TheSportParent]

It's never healthy when a kid's victory becomes a parent or coach's validation. Our role as a leader is much more significant than an outcome. Focus on who they are becoming not just on what they are doing and achieving.

~ via @ABW_Athletics

[Logan Simmons @CoachLSimmons]

Keep Your Fork. The best is yet to come.
Failures and setbacks are a part of the journey of life. They are unavoidable.
How do we overcome them? By remaining hopeful. Without hope, all is lost.
We must remain positive about the vision for what is ahead. The battle is won in the mind first. If you’re not positive about the vision, regardless of circumstances, no one else will believe in it or follow the plan.
Understand that failures and setbacks are opportunities for growth. Learn from them, but look ahead with a positive mindset.
Be a hope-dealer and inspire others to join for the ride.

[Rachel Miller @BBCoachMiller]

❤️

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“The greatest characteristic you can have as a human being is a great attitude. It’s a choice you have every day when you get up what type of attitude you’re going to have,” @CoachJayWright

Great attitudes aren’t found.
They’re chosen.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

This is GOLD

“You aren’t always going to be liked as a head coach but if you are always honest, and tell the truth, you will always have their respect”

[I talk hoops 🏀 @trendyhoopstars]

Taryn Sides in the Cancun Challenge:

23.3 PTS
3.7 AST
2.3 STL
5.0 3PM
60.0% FG
60.0% 3P
87.5% FT

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[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Excess screen time is rewiring kids’ brains—delaying language, shortening attention spans, and weakening working memory.
We’re not just losing focus.
We’re losing the foundational skills learning depends on.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Recess isn’t a reward. It’s a reset.

Kids aren’t just “burning energy.”
They’re calming their nervous system.
They’re learning how to breathe again.
They’re letting go of the stress they can’t put into words.
For some kids, running is therapy.
Playing is regulation.
Movement is medicine.
Take that away, and don’t be surprised when the behavior gets worse, not better.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

A major cheat code in life: Being a pleasure to deal with. Kind when others aren’t. Calm when things go sideways. Reliable under pressure. Intelligence alone is overrated. Be someone who lightens the load for folks around them. People value people who make their lives easier.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Don’t think for one minute that team sports is only about the sport. Athletes gain confidence, work ethic, discipline, lifelong relationships. Sports teaches kids to find their voice, to stand on their own. Learning & playing the sport is great, but ultimately that’s secondary!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Life lessons learned in sports cannot be taught in any textbook. Sportsmanship, passion, responsibility, putting others first, being unselfish, giving 100% to what you love. That’s learned through experience. There’s no better way to build that experience than through sports!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Great players are successful because they’re:

Energized, Unselfish, Accountable, Humble, Respectful, Appreciative, Coachable, Productive, Hard working, Improvement-loving, Team oriented

As a player, you may not be all of these things, but if you crave success, be the majority!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

It’s hard when you’re the athlete who isn’t getting to play. Sitting on the bench is no one’s favorite place. But what will you do about it? Complain? Whine? Be angry? Or compete, stay focused & determined? One way leads to regret. The other equals reflection, respect & reward!

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

A parent's/teacher's/coach's/leader's job is not only to prepare kids through accountability, but ultimately to help them learn how to prepare & stand on their own two feet. We work & fail; work & teach & repeat until they no longer need us, because we have loved & equipped them!

[Molly Fletcher @MollyFletcher]

What Geno Auriemma told his team before the Final Four… might be the best mindset advice you’ll hear all year.

Geno has 11 national titles… and until Friday night, a losing record in the Final Four.

Before the game, he told his team:
💬 “Nobody introduces me as the guy who lost 12 Final Fours.”

The message? People don’t define you by failure. They remember how you showed up.

So stop obsessing over the outcome.
Do the work. And give it everything you’ve got.

If it’s good enough, you’ll get the win.
If it’s not? Hold your head high and keep moving forward.

Just don’t let fear be the thing that holds you back.

⬇️ Save this for the next time self-doubt creeps in.

#FinalFour #MarchMadness #GenoAuriemma