Kevin Spacey gets to the heart of what it takes. Powerful words to live by.
Category: Inspiration
Parent’s Role
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Parents’ Role Some of today’s most successful athletes credit their success to their parents. Listen to how USA Softball Olympian Jessica Mendoza’s parents supported her and how each parent took on a different role.
The Criticism Sandwich
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library The Criticism Sandwich approach to corrections:
Luck?
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Be Brave
Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. Special Olympics Motto
I Think I Can
Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can. Richard Bach
No Slacking
Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment. H. Ross Perot
Just One Reason
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. Willis Whitney
Unconditional Support
Article/video from the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Video Library Unconditional Support Coach Mike Candrea of USA Softball talks about how youth sports parents should support their children regardless of their performance during the game.
Focus
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell
Be a Conductor
The great leaders are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players. Blaine Lee
Aim High
The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we hit it. Michelangelo
Love Your Sport
The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours. Peggy Fleming
Positive Reinforcement
Article/video from the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Video Library Positive Reinforcement Coach Mike Candrea of USA Softball talks about why youth sports coaches should tell their players what they want done rather than what they dont want done.
Catch Them Doing Something Right
Article from the Positive Coaching alliance September 16, 2010 Newsletter; video from the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Library. Emotional Tanks are like a car’s gas tank — when they’re full, we can go anywhere we want to; when it’s empty we can’t go at all. Watch a youth volleyball coach introducing the Emotional Tank concept…
Pessimist
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. Oscar Wilde
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
I’d rather be a “could-be’, if I cannot be an “are’; because a “could-be” is a “maybe” who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a “has-been” than a “might-have-been’, by far; for a “might-have-been” has never “been”, but a “has” was once an “are’. Milton Berle
Confidence
I think it’s the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations. John McEnroe