Onno

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[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

Two kids knocked on my door offering to rake my entire yard for $10 total—and what I did next changed how they'll see hard work forever.
It was a Saturday afternoon when I heard the doorbell. Two boys, probably around 11 or 12, stood on my porch holding rakes that looked almost too big for them. The taller one cleared his throat nervously: "Excuse me, sir. Would you like us to rake your yard? We'll do the whole thing for ten dollars."

I looked past them at my lawn. Leaves everywhere. It was going to be at least two hours of work, maybe three.
"Ten dollars each?" I asked.
They glanced at each other. The shorter one shook his head. "No sir. Ten dollars total. We'll split it."

Five dollars each. For hours of hard labor.
I could have said yes. I could have gotten my entire yard raked for pocket change and called it a teaching moment about negotiation. But something about the way they stood there—hopeful, polite, willing to work—reminded me of myself at that age. Hustling. Trying. Just wanting a chance.

"Alright," I said. "You've got a deal. Get started."
For the next two and a half hours, I watched those kids work. They didn't cut corners. They didn't complain. They raked every section, bagged the leaves, and even swept off my driveway without being asked. When they finally knocked to let me know they were done, they were sweating, exhausted, and smiling.
I walked out with my wallet. "You boys did incredible work," I said, handing them four twenty-dollar bills. "Here's your payment."
The taller one's eyes went wide. "Sir, we said ten—"

"I know what you said. But I also know what two hours of quality work is worth. You earned every dollar of this."
They stared at the money like they couldn't believe it was real. Then the shorter one looked up at me and said quietly, "Thank you. Really. Thank you."
As they walked away, I heard them talking excitedly about what they'd spend it on. And I realized something: we talk a lot about teaching kids the value of hard work, but we don't always show them that hard work actually gets valued.
Those boys didn't ask for a handout. They offered a service. They showed up. They delivered. And in a world that sometimes feels like it punishes effort and rewards shortcuts, I wanted them to walk away knowing that good work doesn't go unnoticed.
If you work hard, if you show up with integrity, if you give your best even when nobody's watching—good people will see it. And they'll bless you for it.
That's not just a lesson for kids. That's a lesson for all of us.

[Onno @OSteger]

What a great series though… #NBAFinals

[Upper Arlington Girls Basketball @uagirlsbasketb1]

A special thank you to Onno Steger for being our Sunday speaker tonight.

He delivered a powerful message, including the importance of not just being a 3 to 6 player, but also being a 6 to 3 player.

We wish him the best of luck as he continues his professional career!

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Ok since this trend is still going please watch my personal favorite Tik Tok

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

6 years ago today, Mac Miller had one of the greatest tiny desk concerts ever

[Quinn Corna @Quinncorna1]

Some practice film‼️2 yrs of Eligibility

[Matt Weikert @MattWeikert1]

@NewAlbanyHSBB Even though we would love to be practicing today, we have some exciting news to share !!

Congratulations to Coach Casey on being named OHSBCA District 10 “Coach of the Year”

[Onno @OSteger]

Coach Casey doing what Coach Casey doesssss 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[270 Hoops 🏀 @270Hoops]

OCC Coaches of the Year 🔥⤵️

Buckeye: Jeff Quackenbush (Newark) and Andy Moore (Reynoldsburg)

Capital: Adam Vincenzo (Delaware Hayes)

Cardinal: Mark Tinklenberg (Marysville) and John Feasel (Olentangy)

Central: Anthony Calo (Olentangy Orange)

Ohio: Tim Casey (New Albany)

[Cole Spivey @Cole_Winning]

Day 1 of asking WCU students to #PackTheRAC on Tuesday!! Two 4-0 teams playing for first play. First time WCU has played for solo first place since 2019-20. CATAMOUNT NATION WE NEED YOU !!

[Onno @OSteger]

Rip 🥲

[out of context brooklyn nine nine @nocontxt99]

❤️

[Onno @OSteger]

@NFL_DovKleiman A lot goes on behind closed doors. Hope everything works out and he’s able to get back to it 🙏🏻

[ClutchPoints @ClutchPoints]

This is the best story in sports right now.

Last summer, Dennis Schroder didn’t have an NBA contract. In September ’22, he went into EuroBasket and took down Giannis and Greece in the quarterfinals. After leading Germany to a 3rd place finish, Schroder signed a 1-year, $2.6 million deal with the Lakers.

It wasn’t much, but it was an opportunity.

Schroder played his role to perfection and helped LA reach the Western Conference Finals. Then, this past July, he signed a 2-year, $26 million deal with the Raptors - earning a bigger role and payday on a new team.

Then he played for Team Germany in the FIBA World Cup - and casually did this:

🔸 Averaged 19.1 PPG and 6.1 APG
🔸 Upset win over the US in the semifinal
🔸 Scored 28 to beat Serbia in the gold medal game
🔸 Named to All-Tournament Team
🔸 World Cup MVP

And to think - a year ago today, he didn’t even have an NBA contract. Coming off an injury, no one even wanted to take a chance on him.

Today, he’s a World Cup champion, tournament MVP, and about to head into the ’23-24 season as the Raptors’ starting PG.

Believe in yourself, keep grinding, and the good things will come.

Dennis Schroder is living proof of that.

[Onno @OSteger]

@JohnnyLando OO G 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

Knicks QJ Peterson on IG: “Y'all want to hear my story on this whole summer league situation? Lengthy post:

“My agent calls me and says ‘Hey man I got you a minicamp invite with the New York Knicks, do you want to do it?’ (There's about 16 players there) I said ‘Of course let's do it!!’ Minicamp was 3 days long and played extremely well in front of everyone! After minicamp, I walk in to Coach Thibodeau's office and say ‘Hey Coach I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity to showcase my talents here, I really enjoyed it! I have one question for you. What do I have to do to make it in the league?” He says, “At your height being 6ft, you need to be a pest on defense, guard the full length of the court, dive on the floor, be everywhere on the court! Your offense is your strong suit, but your defense will get you in and you need to be seen more!” I said “Thank you Coach, it means a lot you took the time to tell me this” and walked out.

“I felt great after the training camp doing extremely well, feeling like I was the best player coming out of minicamp! A few days later, my agent calls again, says ‘Hey man they want you on their summer league roster but you probably will not get in until the last game. They want some of their guys playing the majority of the minutes and are younger and obligated to them. They understand you have six and seven figure deals on the table and understand if you don't want to do it. If you do decide you want to play, they don't want to hear from me the whole time that you aren't playing.’

“Now, I could have had an ego trip, and say 'nah I'm better than this, not accepted' and just kept it moving! It took me less than 10 minutes to decide on if i wanted to do it! I told my agent ‘Look, let's do it!! I've come this far, let's see it through, I'm just going to have to force their hand and make it extremely hard for them not to play me!! However, I'm here to do whatever they need me to do, whether I play zero minutes or 40 minutes, they will have the hardest worker, best leader on and off the court, and do whatever I can to help develop the young guys and encourage them out there! Whatever my role is, I will do!!’

“The Knicks let me come in early June 29th to start working out before actual practices for summer league started on July 4th! Every day I was there from June 29th- July 7th, i was the first one in the gym and last one to leave, every day! Every day Coach Thibs watched me do defensive slides full court every workout against the staff, incorporating offense into it, taking everything Coach Thibs told me to heart!

"First game comes in Vegas, did not see a minute of action, but was one of the loudest talkers on the floor! The best teammate, high fiving guys, helping young guys see the game better! That was my role for game 1! We lose game 1! Same goes for game 2 we lose but got in the last 3 minutes of the game when we were already down by a lot! The minute i get in the game I hit a 3 and press up full court like my life depends on it!!

“After game 2, Coach Thibs meets with the summer league head coach, Coach Dice and says yes you have to play these guys, but at some point winning has to take hold and matter! Coach Dice comes up to me the next day and says ‘Hey, be ready, I don't know how much you're going to play, but just be ready,’ and of course my response is, ‘I'm always ready Coach!’

“Game 3 comes, we start the game off losing, he subs me in with 4 minutes to go in the first quarter until mid second quarter, and immediately I make a positive impact on the game! We're clicking, guys are talking simply because I'm talking loud and forcing them to, playing together, huddling guys up together to make sure we're on the same page, picking up defense full court, diving on the floor, all the little things!! ENERGY AND EFFORT!!! We come out in the second and get down by 13 and puts me in and immediately I make a positive impact again and don't come out the rest of the game!! We end up coming back and winning this game, without having a great shooting night, solely off of ENERGY AND EFFORT!!

“Everyone is happy about the win, but more so happy for me, and credit me for the win because of the ENERGY AND EFFORT I brought off the bench!! They know how hard I worked every day, how I could have pouted because I wasn't playing, but instead stayed ready and focused on the game, encouraging guys, and when it was my time, they trusted in me, trusted my leadership and rallied behind the energy and effort I brought! My role was to bring energy and effort and veteran leadership and get the job done by any means necessary!!

“4th game comes and my message to the team was simple. Let last games energy and effort transfer to this game! You guys now know what energy and effort you need to play at in order to win games in the NBA!! Needless to say these boys came out hot playing together, everyone on the floor and bench all talking being positive with everyone, everyone is in tune with the game!! My role this game was simple, manage the game and play defense with energy and effort!! I didn't have a great scoring night, but I did all the small things out there and made the correct plays and brought ENERGY AND EFFORT once again and leadership!! We win that game by 10 or so!

“5th game comes, we start the game off very slow, 15-1 actually!! Didn't have it going early on, only had 7 or 8 guys playing, everyone is tired. I told guys, playoffs or no playoffs, everything matters!! This matters!! You get very few chances in the NBA!! Take advantage of it!! We are going to be okay, it's a very long game!! We continue to fight all game, not giving up!! Heading into the 4th quarter with only 8 points and down 13, I said to myself, it's time to step up, now!! Remember who you are truly! I tell Coach Dice the head coach, I'm about to take this game over! The coaching staff and players all were on board with letting me do what I've been doing, which is score! I tell guys, score stop, score stop, score stop, we will be good! One possession at a time, value it, finish every defensive possession with a rebound! ENERGY AND EFFORT will help us come back and win this game!! Sure enough we come back and even take the lead! Finished the game with 25 and had 3 chances to win it down the stretch and the ball just didn't go through! Everyone said to me after the game, we all wanted you to take those shots! You worked hard every day, you had it going, and you weren't afraid of the moment! There's nothing to hang your head about!

“To hear that from a group of guys who I've only known for 2 weeks means a lot to me! This entire summer league has been an amazing experience!! I had chances where I could have quit, could have had a ego, could have said I'm better than this, yet I choose to think about everyone back home, every kid in the stands, my family how it'd make them look!! I made it BIGGER than MYSELF!! No matter what I may have been feeling, I made it bigger than myself!!

“I turned a lot of eyes with different NBA teams at summer league solely off my ENERGY and EFFORT and affecting the game in a positive way by just playing hard, showing a great attitude, and being a great teammate and leader!! All the feedback received had nothing to do with me being able to score, it was all because of the things listed above, playing like my life depended on it!!

“What I want you all to take from this, no matter where you come from, no matter your height, whether you're 5-star athlete or no star athlete, always bet on yourself! Always be ready so you don't have to get ready, and be a great teammate and person! Do all of the little things. because the little things matter!! Find your WHY that makes things bigger than just yourself, to help you keep going when things get tough!!

“God....thank you!! this opportunity you blessed me with impacted a ton of lives other than mine and I'm glad you used me as an example!! Thank you everyone for all the love and support throughout this summer league!! Thank you New York Knicks organization for giving me the opportunity to display my talents on the highest stage in front of millions of people!!”

[Brian Sullivan @BrianSullivanSP]

Love this message. One of my favorite frameworks for identity is the idea of balloons (credit Dr. Riley Nickels).

If you put all of your identity in sport, you will crash hard when it’s not going well. Can you fill other balloons w/ aspects of life/identity to keep you afloat?

[Onno @OSteger]

@The_RockTrading Spy 500 🔜

[Onno @OSteger]

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[Cafeteros Basketball @cafeterosbasket]

Un poco de lo que vivimos hoy en el Coliseo Rubén Dario en Rionegro 🔥🫵🏽