Dusty Drager

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

I don’t care who wins this game. The touch foul calls SGA gets are really awful. They don’t resemble anything else that’s happening in the playoffs.

[John Millea @MinnesotaMillea]

It’s A Special Night When The Jug Is On The Line.

Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Maple River Rivalry Goes Back To 1959.

https://t.co/oXiwx3AHJV

[John Millea @MinnesotaMillea]

Quite a night.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Multi-Sport Athletes WIN.

Why?

- They have fewer injuries
- They play with greater poise
- They are more well-balanced
- They are more mentally tough
- They have a team-first mindset
- They have improved athleticism
- They have greater leadership potential

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

To the Paris Olympics organizing committee, not good enough. #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris @Olympics

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

Now is the time for every American who loves our country to step back from the division, renounce all violence, and unite in prayer for President Trump and his family.

[Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix]

A problem with NBA refereeing is consistency. One night, the ref crew might let you play football. Another, a different crew will call everything. It's just all over the place.

[Bull Run @run_bull_]

That foul on McDaniels that wasn’t called will go down in infamy.

That would’ve been two shots to go up 4 with 47 seconds left.

The NBA should be sick of what we just witnessed

[Ted @tlschwerz]

The amount @NBA officials do not want #WolvesBack to advance is wild.

[David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc]

Caitlin Clark is great.
Kamilla Cardoso is great.
Iowa is great.
South Carolina is great.
Bluder and Dawn are great.
This title game is great.
Paige is great. Aziaha James is great. JuJu is great.
ESPN's studio show is great.
This tournament is great.
Can we all stop hating on whoever we don't like, for whatever reason, and just enjoy this incredible basketball?

[Justin Gaard @Gaardsy]

State Tournament should always be there. Great scene tonight

[Dusty Drager @d_drager]

@fury_paguy @ChadCourrier The region changed it last year to allow the winner to have an extra day of planning as the AA state tournament starts on Tuesday.

[Coach Ray Ostrowski @CoachRayO3313]

Are you interested or committed?

Most will claim they are ‘committed’, but their actions show otherwise. You can’t sit on the fence of success. You find a way to make things happen by practicing discipline every day

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Let your kids struggle, fail & lose. Experiencing loss is essential for growth, maturity & learning. Kids aren’t supposed to win all the time. Fake trophies are meaningless. Let them feel & accept failure sometimes. It’s a part of life. You can either pamper them or prepare them!

[Maple River GB @MapleRiverGB]

As we celebrate 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 & 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 we are thankful for every opportunity we have to play the game. We are proud of the strong, confident leaders these young ladies are becoming 💚💙 #ngwsd

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Want to be a Great Sports Parent?

1. Stay Positive
2. Trust the Process
3. Support your Child
4. Be a Fan of the TEAM
5. Don’t Compare Your Child
6. Say: “I Love Watching you Play.”
7. Accept the Struggle of Team Sports
8. Remember, it is your Child’s Experience.

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

Joe Mauer is officially a first-ballot Hall of Famer!

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban walked up to the interview podium after practice one day.

“Okay, y’all ready for a lecture?” he asked.

What followed was a powerful lesson on entitlement and doing your best.

Saban on the Importance of Nothing:

“Let’s talk about the importance of nothing. You get up every day, you’re entitled to nothing. Nobody owes you nothing.

“You have talent, but if you don’t have discipline, you don’t execute, you don’t focus, what do you get? Nothing.

“If you’re complacent and not paying attention to detail, what does that get you? Nothing.

“So, nothing is acceptable but your best.

“Everything is determined by what you do and trying to be your best. There should be nothing else but that, for everybody.

“That’s what we need to stay focused on. We need to not accept anything but our best in terms of what we’re doing in preparation.”

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It’s a simple, but profound message.

Some key takeaways:

1. Entitlement is a disease. It stunts growth and erodes culture.

2. Success has a one-day life cycle. Yesterday doesn’t dictate today.

3. Nobody is owed anything. When your feet hit the floor in the morning, it’s on you.

4. Talent matters, but it’s far from all that matters.

5. The actions you take drive success. Talent only amplifies those actions.

6. Even the best can’t afford complacency. There are competitors trying to defeat you every day.

7. If you’re entitled, the biggest competitor is yourself.

8. If you’re owed nothing, that means nobody else is either. Therein is your opportunity.

9. You can have the best strategy, the best business model, the best talent and … none of it matters if you don’t execute.

10. There are no guarantees. Relish the unknown.

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[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban was asked a question after practice once.

His response was 70 seconds of gold on what it takes to be successful in life.

Here’s Saban on the Illusion of Choice:

“These guys, they all think they have this illusion of choice. Like I can do whatever I want to do.

“You have a younger generation now that doesn’t always get told no. They don’t get told this is exactly how you need to do it. So they have this illusion that they have all these choices.

“But the fact of the matter is, if you want to be good you don’t really have a lot of choices. It takes what it takes. You have to do what you have to do to be successful.

“You have to make the choices and decisions to have the discipline and the focus to the process of what you need to do to accomplish your goals.

“All these guys that think they have a lot of choices are sadly mistaken. As we all have done with our own children, they learn these lessons of life as they get older.

“Sometimes the best way to learn is from the mistakes you make, even though we all hate to see them have to make them, and we don’t condone it when they do.”

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I’ve studied Saban for 12+ years, and the Illusion of Choice is one of the most powerful concepts I’ve come across.

Some key takeaways:

1. Excellence has a price. We can complain about that, but it’s a fact of life.

2. Most people don’t want to pay that price. They just haven’t admitted it to themselves.

3. Saying you want to be excellent is easy. Becoming excellent is hard.

4. There may not be one way to become great, but there are very few. And they all have discipline and consistency in common.

5. Every action we take is a choice. We’re choosing to make progress, or we’re not.

6. The formula for becoming successful: Your Daily Choices x Time. It’s simple, but we make it complicated.

7. Sometimes we learn more by making the wrong choices. Reflect on them, pull out the lessons and move on.

8. You have to choose what you do every day. Don’t follow your feelings. Choose to do what will make you better.

9. There are no long-term hacks. It takes what it takes.

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