A Coach's Diary

I will never forget my toughest coach. He was my best coach, but he was the toughest. It was all about life lessons, grit, mental toughness, growth mindset, get better everyday, etc. He had high expectation, he had a clear vision on what he wanted, and he payed attention to every detail. We won; a lot. We finished as a top 10 team in the country. A lot of it was because of how much and how hard he pushed us. But what really put us over the top and took us from a good team to a top 10 team in the country came during our conference tournament at the end of the year. We knew coach cared about us, but he never said it. He never really told us that he appreciated us, so it could be a cold environment at times. Before the start of our tournament, he pulled the leaders aside and told us how much he cared about us, how thankful he was for everything that he had done for him and the program, and how proud of us he was. That meant the world to us, and we went on to...

The Difference Makers Are Creators For Themselves and Others To create, you have to get more touches.  Try to get your foot on more balls.  Just try to redirect it.  When you get more touches, you create more opportunities.  You might make more mistakes, but you get more chances too, and that's what being a difference maker does; they create for themselves and their teammates. The next step is pushing through your mistakes without getting too fustrated.  The best don't worry to much about their mistakes and they don't let mistakes stop them.  The best just keep going.  Greatness starts with talent but it's really about who can handle the most adversity.  Who can mess up the most and keep learning and getting better without getting too fustrated, without shutting down, and without quitting. Kobe Bryant said that he wasn't worried about missing shots.  He said if he missed several shots in a row, he would shoot ...