Great perspective from @NDFootball Coach Marcus Freeman (@Marcus_Freeman1) on why he feels he must remind his players to choose hard:
"Struggle with what you have."
Everyone starts from a different place. Some people are born on third base. Others have never even seen a triple. But growth isn't determined by where you begin, it's determined by the challenges you're willing to embrace.
When you step onto the field, the court, or into any defining moment, nobody cares where you started. What matters is how you've prepared, how you've responded to adversity, and how you've conditioned yourself for the grinding opportunity in front of you. It's a daily choice.
The hard way is the right way.
Choose hard!
Especially when life makes easy available.
A wise coach once said, "If you have to beg them to play, you will have to beg them to stay." You don't beg a Wolf to hunt... The Standard is the standard.
Lotta life lessons that go beyond football from Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman describing what it’s been like for Karson Hobbs to lose playing time.
“You gotta work while you wait…If you just wait, you ain’t ever gonna get an opportunity.”
Real talk.
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Curt Cignetti says, "The first few games, everybody is ready to play. After that, it's who SHOWS UP ready to play."
It is all about mindset and preparation.
Preparation creates separation.
Keep going don't stop, keep fighting don't give up, keep working don't quit & keep your focus & don't get distracted! The key is to keep moving. The enemy can't hit a moving target. Ignore the noise it’s meant to distract u. You got this baby let's go. #CoachPrime
You can do everything the right way with the right effort and right attitude, and things still aren’t guaranteed to go the way you want them to.
Still, to choose to show up and do things the right way with the right effort and the right attitude.
Be about the standard.
Lord if u didn't give it to me I don't want it. It ain't right, it won't last & it's meant to destroy me! Lord thank u making allowing me to know what comes from your hand & what don't. Please let's not be fooled with ill gotten gain & the wrong people in our lives. #CoachPrime
Dan Campbell said, "The most important thing that a head coach does is hire his staff."
"Without your staff, you are nothing."
No one wins alone.
Leadership isn’t about doing it all - it’s about empowering others.
The right people = the right culture.