Ben McCollum shares what it feels like to be around first-place people and a first-place culture.
"I went to Northwest Missouri State, and my first practice with Steve Tapmeyer - best coach I've ever been around - I sat there and I'm like, 'This is what first place feels like. This is what a first-place culture feels like. This is what first-place people feel like.'"
That was the wake-up call. He realized what first-place people have:
"They've got an extreme work ethic. They've got an edge to 'em that other people don't - a competitive spirit."
Then he quoted John Thompson:
"You can tame a fool a lot quicker than you can resurrect a corpse...We want guys with a little edge to 'em."
You can coach skills, but you can't coach competitive spirit. You don't want to consistently coach their effort and attitude.
The last thing they look for: Energy givers.
"Over the years, we found that guys that are moody don't make it in our program."
"If you're moody, if you have low energy, if you suck the life out of the building - you don't make it."
Talent isn't enough. Your energy matters. Your attitude matters.
Successful people have a competitive edge, they bring energy, and they look to consistently get better.
They raise the standard through what they do.
(🎥 Watts Happening Podcast)
“Sometimes when I struggle through basketball, and basketball is life, I think of my mom.”
@IowaHoops’ Alvaro Folgueiras went straight to the stands after the upset to share the moment with his mom ❤️
Happy 76th Birthday George Wendt.
George played Norm Peterson in seven different shows, Cheers (1982), St. Elsewhere (1982), The Tortellis (1987), The Simpsons (1989), Wings (1990), Frasier (1993), and Family Guy (1999).
Here are some of his best Entrance Normisms.
during the 1992 presidential debate Ross Perot was asked to give his vision for America in 1 minute.
this means more to me now than it did back then because now I know everything about the two losers he was standing in between when he said it - Bill Clinton and George HW Bush.
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Gentle reminder:
There is a phone in every classroom and a front office in every school, just in case you need to get a hold of your kid in an "emergency."
Using this excuse as a reason why YOUR kid *needs* to have their phone in school is just really ridiculous.
Chiefs Owner And CEO Clark Hunt’s Wife Tavia On The Harrison Butker Dilemma:
"I've always encouraged my daughters to be highly educated and chase their dreams. I want them to know that they can do whatever they want (that honors God). But I also want them to know that I believe finding a spouse who loves and honors you as or before himself and raising a family together is one of the greatest blessings this world has to offer. Studies show that committed, married couples with children are the happiest demographic, and this has been my experience as well.
*Affirming motherhood and praising your wife, as well as highlighting the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother, is not bigoted. It is empowering to acknowledge that a woman's hard work in raising children is not in vain. Countless highly educated women devote their lives to nurturing and guiding their children. Someone disagreeing with you doesn't make them hateful; it simply means they have a different opinion. Let's celebrate families, motherhood and fatherhood. Our society desperately needs dedicated men and women to raise up and train the next generation in the way they should go. Proverbs 31:28 says, "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Embracing the beautiful roles that God has made is something to celebrate.
*I also caution against taking things (or parts of speeches) out of context. Sound bites overlaid with hateful comments are not what we want to model for our children or others. We need more dialogue (and VALUES, IMO) in this country and less hate."
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A special moment for everyone at soundcheck on April 11th - a few hours before the show - Zac, the Coral Reefers with Jake and Caroline, played 'Pirates and Parrots' for the first time. Watching Jake here.. sums up the emotions of everyone on stage.
A beautiful song that come from the heart. Thank you Zac.
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@barstoolsports Lmao at this thread.
Clearly a foul.
Not even close. She was NOT set and clearly moved into her.
I'm a neutral observer. Had no dog in this fight. Just happened to be watching. Right call
Say his name: Alexander Bulakhov
He was gunned down in front of his wife and daughter. He worked at St. Jude Children's Hospital.
This happened on Sunday in Memphis.
You didn’t hear about this story because it doesn’t fit the narrative.