🚨HUGE CONGRATS🚨 to 2️⃣ of our very own Just Play Elite seniors for being nominees for the McDonalds All American Game🍔
Nicki played for JPSElite for over 6 years and is heading to UCSD next year @77024Basketball
Brooklyn has played with JPSElite all of high school @JvladyB
If you lack natural talent and athleticism, then you really need to develop a strong mental game. If you're not the biggest or fastest among your competition, then you need to be the mentally toughest!
Greatness is a sacrifice.
It’s sacrificing personal glory for the good of the team. It’s sacrificing the things that get in the way of winning. It’s sacrificing your comfort.
Being great requires a series of sacrifices, but when you love something, you sacrifice for it.
Pat Summitt on characteristics of a championship team:
"You might have an off shooting night. But you should never have a bad night on defense and rebounding. You should never have a bad night ... on lack of communication. We have to be in this together."
Kobe was once asked what the 1 quality was that all the greats have. His answer:
Love.
It’s hard to beat someone who loves what they’re doing.
Even the laziest person will swim across oceans for the person they love. Passion is the highest form of motivation.
Many players WANT to be a champion. Fewer are WILLING to do what it takes to become one.
You don't get better because of what you WANT. You get better because of what you're WILLING to sacrifice, what you're WILLING to give, and what you're WILLING to do.
As a coach, your job is to help your players do these five things:
1. Improve their skills and achieve success.
2. Become leaders and good teammates.
3. Grow their love of the game.
4. Build character and learn life skills.
5. Take care of their physical and mental health.
You have a choice today. You can complain about things you can't control or you can control what you can control and let go of what you can't. You can focus on your problems or focus on getting better. You can look for an excuse or you can look within and find your best.