“The signature of individual greatness in a team sport is the ability to elevate others beyond their natural capabilities,” Sam Presti
A winner doesn’t thrive on competition, they drive collective growth.
"A lot of times the guy that plays hard is better than the guy that has the most talent."
Everybody wants to be called talented.
Few want to be called relentless.
It's simple:
The one who refuses to be outworked eventually becomes the one nobody can stop.
Weatherford (OK)
The Eagles overload the boundary with Quads and sell Jet Sweep that way, hitting GH Counter back to the field for the Red Zone score!
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"If you're a tough dude, this is a good spot for you.
If you like yourself way too much, this is probably not the spot for you."
- Ben McCollum
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“I’ve learned I’m at my best when you’re around people that you love so much that you don’t want to let them down.”
- Sean McVay 🔥
Accountability hits different when it’s rooted in love for the people beside you.
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“I don’t care. Just make the best play. I just want to win” — Isaiah Hartenstein’s story about SGA not caring about his numbers shows why OKC is so good
I love everything about this scene in Tombstone.
But the exchange in Latin is wonderful:
Doc: “In vino veritas” (In wine there is truth)
Ringo: “Age quod agis" (Do what you do, or, Keep your mind on the job)
Doc: “Credat Judaeus Apella, non ego" (Apella the Jew may believe it, not I - an allusion from Horace meaning "tell it to someone else")
Ringo: “Iuventus stultorum magister" (Youth is the teacher of fools)
Doc: “In pace requiescat" (May he rest in peace)
Nick Saban - Responsibility as Coaches
"Leadership is all about helping someone for their benefit. If you're helping them for your benefit, that's manipulation."
"If you just think drawing up plays, running pass patterns, playing defenses, playing Cover 7, Cover 4 and running this blitz or that blitz and that's about winning... It's about getting the players to buy in to the accountability that it takes for them to be successful & for them to be accountable to the other players on the team."
Your standard isn't what you say it is.
Your standard is what you do under pressure.
Your standard is what you do when nobody is watching.
Your standard is what you do when facing adversity.
Your standard is what you do even when it's inconvenient.
Be who you say you are.