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“If you make the effort to do the best of which you’re capable, trying to improve the situation that exists for you, I think that’s success and I don’t think others can judge that. Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, your character is who you really are,” John Wooden

Don't complain about things you're not willing to work hard to change.

Preparation is a controllable competitive advantage.

Great leaders are demanding without being demeaning.

This squad is going to be a special group. #joplinladyeagles2030

“Our kids didn’t play together, they played for each other. There’s a big difference. A lot of teams play together,” Kelvin Sampson When you find inspiration from lifting each other up and playing with a shared purpose you become a unified team.

"You know you have a good team when everything that needed to be said was said by the players-not me. That's when you know you have a really good team- when the players are coaching the team, and they're saying the things you would say. It's more impactful. They own it."

The behavior of your team at the end of a game should reflect your core values and standards. Your locker room, bench area and team should always emulate greatness regardless of the result. Respect matters and makes a difference.

“If you care enough to give your best effort, your example may become contagious” -Pistol Pete

A champions best -ability is coachability. Being coachable isn't a skill; it's a mindset. Coachable athletes don't just listen-they act. Average players see feedback as being called out. Elite players understand feedback is being called up to a higher standard of excellence.

If you’re not watching the Mind the Game podcast, you’re missing out!

If it’s good enough for the number 1 team in the nation, it’s good enough for you Take your vitamins (Via Joe Arruda 🎥)

Sports are more than just games. They sculpt character, teach us the importance of rules, the highs of victory, the lessons in defeat, and mirror life's own challenges. Remember, each game is a chapter in the larger playbook of life.

“Winning requires you to be different and different scares people. Some people win at winning. You are either interested or obsessed. Interested is a hobby. Obsession comes in the small details that no one pays attention to,” Tim Grover Being relentless allows winners to find

"We live in a result oriented world. Everything is about results and very little is about the process. But, everything we do is about the process of what it takes to get the results. You've got to have a team full of champions before you're ever going to win a championship,”

Talent is common. Discipline is not. It’s not talent that separates the good from the great. It is the discipline, fortitude and consistent effort.

It's absurd to expect our children, students, or student-athletes to follow our words, and ignore our example.

It's common that coaches often see athletes that want to be great players. It's uncommon that coaches see that same athlete want to be a great leader, a great teammate, and a great role model. To stand out, don't just be great; create greatness all around you.