Sam Marx

@MINER_baseball Assistant Coach • Chop Wood Carry Water • Miserable Cubs Fan

[DOM @DOM_Frederic]

THE LAST THING THIS LEAGUE WANTS TO SEE

[Kevin Dahlstrom @Camp4]

🚀 The only career advice you need:

The actor Glen Powell auditioned to play Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick.

When the role was given to Miles Teller, Powell was devastated. He was offered a smaller role, but declined.

Tom Cruise summoned Powell to his house and asked him:

“What kind of career do you want?”

Powell responded:

“I want to be like you—an iconic movie star. You always choose great roles.”

Cruise shook his head.

“You’re wrong. I choose great movies, then I make the role great.”

Powell got the message. He accepted the role of Hangman—and nailed it.

Now Powell says:

“It changed the trajectory of my career.”

When young people ask me for career advice, I tell them something similar:

🚀 Attach yourself to a rocketship.

Join companies that are growing quickly. Work with people who are going places. Be part of something great.

Play your role—no matter how minor—exceptionally well.

The rest will take care of itself.

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[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥

You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.

Hard is the lesson.

What’s one hard lesson sports taught you that helped later in life? 👇

[Gary Ellington @mgelling4977]

I am retiring this year after more than 20 years in public education. I’ve learned one truth above all others: kids need high standards, accountability, and adults willing to challenge them to become better.

We are losing that in our public schools at an alarming rate in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Too often, when our teachers and coaches demand discipline, accountability, and character, they become targets simply because some people don’t get their way or others are not willing to put forth the same effort. I have seen this time and time again, especially over the last 5-6 years.

If you want to see what real leadership in education looks like, take a look at Scott Clemons the Head Baseball coach at North Stanly High School in Stanly County, NC. Coaches like him don’t just build teams, they build young men of character, responsibility, and resilience. Those are the people in education we should be supporting, not running off. We should be celebrating the success of high school programs that families want to be a part of instead of tearing them down. No matter if it is a baseball team, a Debate Club or a theater program.

What school systems do not understand or seem to care about is when you attack a coach who has built a bond and relationship with his players the way Scott has, you are truly affecting the children. If we are in education for the right reason and want whats best for our kids then we need to back and support our most valuble assets. When you are willing to run off the best of the best in caring for young people, public schools are in danger.

@_NSBaseball, @NSHS_Comets, @StanlySchools, @Clemdawg9, @MoGreenNCDPI, @NC_Governor, @NS_BoosterClub, @langstonwertzjr

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

For some reason 20 years later I haven’t forgotten my recruiting trip to Arizona.

The Hall of Fame coach Andy Lopez asked me in his recruiting pitch:

“Are you a rock… or a jelly bean?”

Both are hard on the outside.
Jelly bean? Soft in the middle.
Rock? Solid all the way through.

Reflecting on that…
that wasn’t about baseball (okay, a little)...
That was about who you are when things don’t go your way.
Because a lot of guys look tough… until failure hits.
Bad game. Benched. Things don’t go as planned.
That’s when you find out.

Being a rock doesn’t mean you don’t feel it.
It means you’re grounded. You don’t crack. You respond.
20 years later… I still think about that question.
So when things speed up and adversity hits…

Ask yourself:

Are you a jelly bean right now… or a rock?
Your response to adversity will give you the answer.

I know other players who heard that same question too.
Curious your thoughts on it from a great coach.
As a fan and competitor, I respected the way he went about it.

Be solid. PTLG.

@CoachAndyLopez

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

You rarely see great players:.
- Complain.
- Blame others.
- Cut corners.
- Sulk.
- Make excuses.
- Arrive late.

[Dan Cevette @DanCevette]

HS Baseball Players ⚾️

You WILL go 0-3
You WILL make errors
You WILL have bad outings
Other teams WILL talk crap

That’s baseball.

It’s built to expose you, and it's built on failure.

Don’t get emotional… get better.

Because your RESPONSE is louder than anything they say 💯

[Mike Linch @mikelinch]

💯 Bad teammates COMPLAIN about their role.

💯 Avg. teammates KNOW their role.

💯 Good Teammates ACCEPT their role.

💯 Great teammates STAR in their role.

GREAT TEAMS HAVE GREAT TEAMMATES! @coachbechler

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“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

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Loyal assistant coaches matter more than most people realize.

They support the vision.
They protect the culture.
They tell you the truth.

Great programs aren’t built by one coach.

They’re built by a loyal staff that pulls in the same direction.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

High school baseball is different.
It’s about pride. Your school. Your teammates. Your town. The logo on your chest. It’s about community, brotherhood, and meaning. Play for something bigger.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Leadership is Easy, Until…

Until you have to hold someone accountable.

Until you face criticism for doing the right thing.

Until you have to make a tough decision with no easy answer.

Until you take the blame for a mistake you didn’t make.

Until you have to lead people who don’t want to be led.

Until you’re expected to stay calm when everything is falling apart.

Until you have to sacrifice for the good of the team.

Leadership isn’t about a title. It’s about showing up when it’s hard.

That’s when real leaders stand out.
Choose to lead.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“What I tried to emphasize with my children was, it’s not really about winning or being better than somebody else. All I’m interested in is you being the best that you can be. I don’t care if it’s in school, getting good grades, do what the coach says. Be a good teammate. Be the best that you can be,” Nick Saban

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

INTEGRITY IS NOT SITUATIONAL

After a heated loss in Dec '21, Jamal Shead cleaned up his teammate's mess. 2 years later he was Big 12 P.O.Y on nation's #1 team.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.

~via @AustinRader24 @Thejshead

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Marcus Freeman 🔥

“Either you stick together and attack it and you just work at it and trust each other and believe in each other or you do what outsiders would do and point the finger at one person.”

Blame divides.
Belief multiplies.
Trust is a choice.

[Jaime Boswell @JaimeBoswell2]

Champions Know…

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

“A lion never roars after a kill.” - Dean Smith

[James Light @JamesALight]

Nick Saban - Preparing for Opportunities

- Process Oriented vs Outcome Oriented
- "What comes first? Playing time or making sure that you're ready to play & create value for yourself when you get the opportunity."

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Curt Cignetti shares a universal truth about habits and consequences.

"In life - you got freedom of choice, but not freedom of consequence."

"First you form your habits, then your habits form you."

Every choice and action you take compounds. The small decisions you make daily - preparation, work ethic, and how you respond - those become your habits.

And over time, those habits become your identity.

You're free to choose. But the consequences of those choices aren't optional.

Your habits are shaping who you become.
(🎥IU Athletics )