If I were a high school or college AD and had to choose between two coaches—one who’s great at relating to athletes and one who’s an expert in the sport—I’d choose the coach who connects with athletes every time.
"While this chapter may be ending, the person you helped shape will stay with me forever."
Jordy Frahm writes a heartwarming letter to softball.
#WCWS x @HuskerSoftball
These three amazing coaches are proof that you can win at the highest level AND serve & lead the sport. All are longtime @NFCAorg Board members who prioritize their own programs AND the overall sport. I have never heard them say ‘I don’t have time.’ Instead it’s ’how can I help?’
"Earn success.
I don't want to have any entitlement.
I think that's the biggest problem today...especially among youth.
There is a certain level of entitlement - more so than there has even been.
I want guys to earn success."
One of John Wooden’s greatest lessons:
Talent may win games. But character determines how you handle success, adversity, and teammates.
Character always matters.
Charlie Munger, the Stoic: "Life will have terrible blows in it. Horrible blows. Unfair blows. It doesn't matter. And some people recover and others don't."
"There, I think the attitude of Epictetus is the best. He thought that every mischance in life was an opportunity to behave well. Every mischance in life was an opportunity to learn something. Your duty was not to be submerged in self-pity, but to utilize the terrible blow in a constructive fashion."