Carolyn O'Connell

ETHS athletics . Educator, Life-long NCAA athletics administrator & learner, mom 2 millennials, ❤️ my Roc, DePaul Blue Demon WVB alum

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Rick Pitino shares the hourglass lesson he gives every team and why it's one you should be sharing with your team.

"I brought in a 60-minute hourglass. During our film session, I turned it over and said, 'That's how quick this next 6 weeks are gonna go for you. And then your career is over.'"

That's not a metaphor - it's a warning.

"Every player I've ever coached that's had great success - from Kentucky, Louisville, Providence - they said, 'If I could just have one more year back in college.' Even though they made the pros."

"Antoine Walker always says, 'If I could have that one more year like the '96 team.'"

The guys who made it to the highest level still wish they could go back.

"They're gonna miss it. But that hourglass - I want them to know it happens quick. All of a sudden it's gonna be February, you're into March, and it's over."

Don't wait until it's over to appreciate what you have.

Every day is an opportunity to choose gratitude.
(🎥 St. Johns )

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

Mike Tirico told me his secret.

It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.

A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.

He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.

Eventually, I asked him what made him great.

He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.

Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.

Every game. Twenty-plus years in.

He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.

The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.

World-class isn't a personality.

It's a habit.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Tom Brady: To be successful at anything, the truth is, you do not have to be special.

You just have to be what most people aren not: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

When everyone is talented, talent means nothing. 🔥

Inky Johnson nailed it.

At the highest level, the separator isn't skill. It's leadership. Culture. Commitment. Mindset.

What's your team's separator? 👇

[Carolyn O'Connell @cvoc]

Check out this post on Nextdoor: https://t.co/sikjakRf5u

[Evanston Athletics @ETHSports]

Congratulations to Charity Bryant on being selected IBCA All-State!!!

[Brittanny Johnson @coachbrittjay]

IBCA 3rd Team All-State.
She committed herself to this goal last off season and put in the work! Proud of the season she had and even more excited for what’s next! This is only the beginning.

[ETHSh🏀🏀ps @ETHShoops]

Kits suffer a tough loss to a disciplined DePaul College Prep team wraps up our season. Proud of our guys for their hard work, finishing with a conference and regional championship and a 27-7 record! Here’s to an incredible journey and the memories we created together!

#MECGSL

[Cole Adams @coleadamss]

Brad Stevens took a horizon league school to back to back national title games

[Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell]

Trump has more plans for the ballroom in the East Wing than he does for a war in the Middle East.

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

Watched @HillaryClinton's testimony. A masterclass in marshalling law, argument, knowledge, clear English - qualities most lacking in those who arranged this sordid kangaroo hearing. There's one man above all others who should be called to testify but they'd never dare ask him.

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

Today, Congress was finally briefed on Trump's war of choice in Iran.

Even behind closed doors, they couldn't get their story straight.

But one thing is clear: they don't have a clue what the end game is, and it sure as hell isn't making America safer.

[Dr. Karen @KarMcR]

@bluegeorgia @THEE_Khyros444

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

Hillary Clinton: You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, despite espousing the need for transparency. You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition. This institutional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official, rather than to seek truth and justice for the victims and survivors.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene just completely went off on President Trump over the war in Iran.

“We’re in another fucking war, and American troops are being killed.”

“We need to have a serious conversation about what the fuck is happening to this country.”

I agree 100% with this.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

The Trump administration knew from the start of this war of that Iran would retaliate.

But they didn't anticipate needing to evacuate Americans in the region?

The lack of planning for this war of choice is putting even more American lives at risk.
https://t.co/WCHEaUEflv

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 Republican Senator Thom Tillis just publicly destroyed Kristi Noem and called for her resignation.
Then got a standing ovation.

Then threatened to block Trump’s nominees until she stops stonewalling Congress.

A Republican. Doing this. Today.

The walls are closing in — and it’s not just Democrats saying it anymore.

[DePaul Basketball @DePaulHoops]

No better person.

Congrats to @ChrisHoltmann who has been named as a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of Year Award!

📰 https://t.co/AuaTZOR6BM

[Fred Guttenberg @fred_guttenberg]

It is now clear that the deposition of @HillaryClinton did not go as Republicans had planned. She made the case, on video, against Trump.

Starting a war won't erase this. Judgment day is coming.

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

This is the right message from @ChrisMurphyCT - it's wrong to act as if things are normal and its business as usual.