Four years of constant hustling from the towns Boys of both schools looking for games & fielding teams, from what research has found, brought the Players from the two schools together in 1895.
United We Stand, Divided we fall - Anyone, Anytime, Anyplace came to fruition.
As adults, we need to stop 'stealing the struggle' from our kids.
When we 'steal the struggle', we steal their opportunity for growth & learning.
We need to prepare them for the path (teach resilience, reflection, and self-respect), but we can't prepare the path for them.
@Hana_b30 Of all the 2x4's , 4x4's and whatever by 4's and 6's in the background to easily harvest and process in the mill for quick product the one chosen is one that will take the most time and labor to process.
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The people who love you most will push you, not just praise you.
Praise feels good but it doesn't always make you better. The people who truly love you will celebrate your wins and still look you in the eye and say you're not done yet.
Find those people and don't let them go.
The Facts and some Great advice straight from the GOATS mouth.
He blueprints exactly what needs to be done to make what the unwilling, unmotivated and uninspired say is impossible, into possible.
Tom Brady: To be successful at anything, the truth is, you do not have to be special.
You just have to be what most people aren not: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.
@WolfofX Retiring his number is very Honorable, however his heroic actions sadly may be forgotten by some & never known by others due to it being out of sight to a degree, however if there was an Honorary patch forever placed on the #24 jersey, Always seen, Always Remembered.
* True Hero
“You can’t control how big, tall, strong, fast or talented you are, but you can control how competitive, mentally tough, focused, driven or hungry you are.” #Ap2w
“If you put your head down after a missed shot you’re coming out…Your body language kills the rest of us”
This is what REAL coaching is
Anyone can study X and O’s - It’s mentoring PEOPLE
(Via @thewinningdiff1 🎥)
Dabo Swinney shares what it takes to be great and it starts with how you prepare.
"You gotta embrace the suck."
"There's a lot of it that just sucks and you gotta fall in love with that part if you're gonna do anything great in life."
"All the great players that I've been around - the preparation is what separates them. They love the preparation."
Everybody loves the games, but are you willing to do the work to prepare.
What does your preparation ethic look like?
"It's falling in love and embracing the suck along the way - that's what separates us."
It means falling in love with the process.
Process over outcome.
(🎥 Ed Mylett)
As an AD, I often hear people say, “Winning is not important.”
I disagree.
Winning is important, but the journey required to become a winner is even more important.
The goal is to maximize an athlete’s talent through adversity while teaching resilience, discipline, and accountability.
Losing should hurt, because standards matter. But every loss should become one step closer to winning.
If we tell athletes winning is not important, we are not preparing them for life.
The pursuit of winning teaches lessons that last far beyond the scoreboard.