God doesn’t take things away to be cruel. He takes things away to make room for other things. He takes things away to lighten us. He takes things away so we can fly.
Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you’re never wrong? If you don’t admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you’re bound to make the same one again.
The absolute heart of loyalty is to value those people who tell you the truth, not just those people who tell you what you want to hear. In fact, you should value them most. Because they have paid you the compliment of leveling with you and assuming you can handle it.
Here’s how I’m going to beat you. I’m going to outwork you. That’s it. That’s all there is to it.
Attitude lies somewhere between emotion and logic. It’s that curious mix of optimism and determination that enables you to maintain a positive outlook and to continue plodding in the face of the most adverse circumstances.
It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.
I won 1,098 games, and eight national championships, and coached in four different decades. But what I see are not the numbers. I see their faces.
There is always someone better than you. Whatever it is that you do for a living, chances are, you will run into a situation in which you are not as talented as the person next to you. That’s when being a competitor can make a difference in your fortunes.
By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could – like running the track after a two-hour practice – you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.
Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
You can’t always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive.
When you choose to be a competitor you choose to be a survivor. When you choose to compete, you make the conscious decision to find out what your real limits are, not just what you think they are.
No one feels strong when she examines her own weakness. But in facing weakness, you learn how much there is in you, and you find real strength.
Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.
Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.
Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen.