A Coach's Diary

“Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” - Sam Levenson Do you have the courage, grit, toughness, and focus to keep going when it matters most? On every journey, there are several moments where you have to make a key decision: Will I stop, or will I keep going? If you decide to keep going, the next decision you will need to make is how - how will you keep going? A former NBA all-star shared a story about how he started training with a Black Ops trainer after missing a big free-throw. He wanted to be mentally strong enough to push past the missed free-throw. He said during his first workout, the trainer said, “For our warm-up, we are going to run to the blue house.” The all-star said he kept looking for the blue house, but the trainer said to him, “As long as you keep looking for the blue house, it is going to be a looong run. I suggest you look down at the sand and keep moving, and when I tell you, “Blue house,” we will be done.” The all-star listened, just kept going,...

Don't quit. Don't give up. Be stronger. Last longer. Stick with things. Keep it up. Keep it up. Keep it up. Refuse to give up. Believe. If anybody can have it, you can have it.  You deserve it as much as everybody else. When it gets tough, the most important thing is the voice in your head and what it is saying. Anytime you find a really successful person, someone who is really doing great things, somewhere along the line they have developed the ability to go through adversity and to come out on the other side better, not bitter. Stand strong.  Be determined to do the best that you can and help others stand strong and determined to be their best.