On April 29th, at 6:10 PM, the best thing to ever happen to me, happened. Elsie Gail Paxton was born! 8 pounds, 15 oz and luckily looks more like her mom than me! I’m so in love with this little girl and I am so excited and proud to be her dad! @brittpax1 is already the BEST mom!
During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.
Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.
He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.
Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"
I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."
The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.
Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.
But at game time, the tires were flat.
I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.
Now it was time to reset.
"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest
Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.
Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.
I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.
Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.
You can carry all of that through your front door.
Or you can shower well.
I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.
The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.
Either we win. Or we learn.
The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.
So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.
Tomorrow is a new at-bat.
What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.
I cannot stress this enough:
PLAY MULTIPLE SPORTS IN HIGH SCHOOL
New teams, new roles, new bonds built, new opportunities to compete, etc.
College coaches love to see multi-sport athletes and prefer them over specialization.
This has never changed.
This is a hill I die on.
Kids AND Parents: Please do me a favor…
Click the video and watch the players, the emotion.
Click the video and listen to the announcers.
Read the shared Tweet/X post from the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the most iconic professional franchises in the world.
You don’t have to specialize in one sport.
You don’t have to skip high school.
You don’t have to play for this club or that club or else.
Kids AND Parents: This goes for ALL sports. Mason was a first-round NHL draft pick this past June.
If this doesn’t get your attention, I don’t know what I or anyone else can do to make you realize this is about YOUR life, YOUR lifelong memories - not another adult’s decision for YOUR future.
#MoreThanJUSTGames #IHSA
Cherry Creek of Colorado wins 2024-25 MaxPreps Cup recognizing nation's top overall high school sports program. 🔥🏅
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"Every wrestler that we have signed at Clemson has become a great football player. … That translates."
Watch legendary football coaches Dabo Swinney and Bill Belichick talk about why wrestlers thrive in football: 👇
On Texas public education funding, here’s a dose of reality, courtesy of @dallasnews.
Costs are up; state funding has been flat for six years.
Remember, we have a constitutional charge to fund public schools.
This is what #txlege needs to focus on, not a voucher scam.
Transformational coaches know that winning is a byproduct of something bigger...culture.
Build an environment where hard work is expected, integrity is required, and respect is the foundation. If your team thrives beyond the game, you’ve won where it matters most AND you will win on the scoreboard more often than not.