Current AD always teaching/coach,at a 4A HS in Kansas. Love my wife and kids very much. Trust and Believe in God Prior to that coached small college football.
"One thing that players and coaches mistake all the time is hard work and competitiveness.
Working hard is something a lot of people do.
But not everybody is wired to compete.
You can force someone to work hard.
You can't force someone to compete."
True competitive ADVANTAGE lies not in your actions, but in the relentless STANDARDS you demand of yourself while taking them.
The DIFFERENCE is rarely developed from what you do and is created from HOW you do it.
Don’t focus on the scoreboard.
Focus on doing things the right way, every single time.
Winning takes care of itself when you build the right habits.
It’s not about chasing trophies — it’s about chasing excellence in everything you do.
The jersey doesn’t belong to you.
It belongs to the program — to the standard built before you got here.
Your job is simple:
Earn it. Honor it. Elevate it.
Because when you leave, the jersey stays — and what you did in it is all that matters.
"Everybody wants it quickly, comfortably, and safely.
It's not possible.
You can't get success being comfortable.
You can't get success from being easy.
Wins do not come from being comfortable." -Tim Grover
Champions aren't who they are because they win. In fact, actually, just the opposite is true. Champions wins because of who they are.
Champions are...
-committed
-relentless
-resilient
-humble
-hungry
-selfless
-courageous
-positive
...and that is why they win.
"At the end of the day, one of the most powerful choices that you have is the choice of attitude.
A good attitude leads to positive thinking.
And positive thinking leads to positive results."
Attitude sets the tone.
Effort brings the results.
“The first step on the ladder of success is always failure.
Immature people don’t deal well with failure and immature people don’t understand that there is going to be failure.”
Failure is the process that builds success.
"Mental toughness means you have an ability to sustain regardless of the circumstances that you are in.
You can control your emotions and not make emotional decisions.
You have a mental discipline to stay focused on the things that are going to help you be successful."