Coach.Landers

@thewinningdiff1 GHS Head Soccer Coach 8 time State Champion 1999,2003,2005, 2013,2014,2015,2017,2018)

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You have the ability…

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Talent allows you to do things that others can't.
Character allows you to do things that others won't.

Talent opens doors to extraordinary possibilities, but it's character that paves the path to greatness.

Success is waiting for those who dare to go beyond what's required.

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Happy Father’s Day, Dad!

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You don’t wear that jersey alone.
Your effort either lifts the group or makes someone else carry your load.
Be the teammate who raises the standard.

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"Your likelihood of success in sports depends on your work ethic and your character."

Talent may create possibilities, but discipline, consistency, and character turn possibility into results.
Your future won’t be decided by what you can do but by what you're willing to do.

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“Losing is not an option. We’re going to work to be everyday guys. That’s not a basketball term, that a real life term. We all have to show up and work every day. We have to give our best every day,” Brad Underwood

Making winning your habit not your goal.

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It’s the highest level of respect.

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“In moments of victory or defeat, I think it’s really important to be respectful. Whether we win or lose, we’re going to have respectful interaction. Your time to congratulate and show respect in the immediacy right there. Respect the people you play against. We want to be a program that wins with class and loses with class,”
Kara Lawson

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“Now we’re just supposed to hug and kiss everybody. You know what? Do your job right. Go to class and you won’t hear about not going to class. Kids have so many distractions they don’t stay focused on the task at hand. Accountability is going to be big until I leave,” Tom Izzo

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“You can win games with talented kids but championships are won with character because adversity hits and good kids fight,” Grant Leonard

Grit is what proves that character is for real.

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“Comparison is the thief of joy. Thats how you get in trouble, you know saying someone’s better than this player, not better than that player,” Kara Lawson

Comparison measures people. Standards measure progress.

If you focus on others, you lose sight of your identity.

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“ Character can be one of the biggest components in sports. If you’ve got great character, you’re connected, you’ve got a chance,” Jerrod Calhoun

Winning begins with who you are and how you treat everyone around you.

Character makes a difference.

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"None of our guys have egos.
That's always been a a strength of our program.
We play for each other.
Our program is more important than any individual and that includes me."

No ego. No excuses. Just commitment to the standard.

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“I don’t want you to like me today…..I want you to love me in a couple years.”
Coaches would rather push you today than apologize for not preparing you for tomorrow. 
Great leaders don’t lower the standard; they raise the person.

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"Sports are such an important thing to bring people together.
If anything, community based sports are more important than ever.
Because, your happiness is directly tied to how much joy you get from being around the people that you are around every day." @jonmorosi

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“The temperature isn’t going to change. We brought you here to be you. We believe in you. We trust you. We’re in it with you. This is a partnership, we want you to be great and we want to win at a really high level,” @JoynerJustin @umichbball

The WE means US united as ONE.

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Be The Standard.
Don't talk about it. LIVE it.

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“It’s a process. It’s a way you go about doing things. It’s a high standard, high expectation, it’s accountability. It’s discipline, commitment, toughness, work ethic, pride. It’s wanting to be great vs. wanting to be normal,” Curt Cignetti

The difference is within you.

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Sports don’t just build athletes—they build people.

"You're a different cut of human.
You can handle a lot of things.
You understand what it takes to work together, achieve together, and fight together.
All of that, with team sports, makes you a stronger human being."

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"The main messaging has been you cannot skip steps.
There is no magic wand to success.
It is just daily work, daily connection, and daily accountability.
We are not looking for the convenient route. 
We are looking for the right route." @MollyMiller33

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“Your standards are meant to make you uncomfortable. If you want to be great they’re going to push you to be your best. To be your best isn’t going to be comfortable,” Jenny Levy

Champions don’t chase perfection, they chase progress.

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"All of us are addicted to tomorrow...but making it happen today is how you improve.” Nick Saban

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Why are schools playing State Quarterfinal Games at 2 pm on Thursday and Friday?
Promote the sport for the players, fans and community! Absolutely ridiculous!

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The greatest teams are capable of anything but feel entitled to nothing.

"External expectations are things that some people think should happen. Possibilities are things that we feel could happen, but we have a lot of respect for how hard it is for those things to take place."
-Sam Presti @okcthunder