1. Compliment in public. Constructively criticize in private.
2.
When it was fashionable to say, “May the force be
with you,” I Said, “The force is within you. Force yourself.” Harrison
Ford, American actor
3.
In life
there are no overachievers, only underestimators. Rich
Buffalo, American motivational speaker
4.
Definition:
Goal, n. 1. A dream with a deadline.
5.
Champions
keep playing until they get it right. Billy Jean King, American
professional tennis player
6.
Excellence
is a habit, not an event. Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) Greek philosopher
7.
Enthusiasm
is contagious. [Lets] start an epidemic. Don Ward
8.
If at
first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
9.
Anything
that is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
10.
Practice
does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Coach
Bill, or at least I’ve been saying it so long I think of it as mine.
11.
Knowledge
is power.
12.
Trust your
hopes, not your fears.
13.
Someone
once asked Benjamin Franklin how he manages to get along with everyone he
meets. “I will speak ill of no man,” Franklin answered, “and speak all the good
I know of everybody.”
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14.
A wise old owl sat in our oak, |
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The more he heard, the less he spoke; |
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The less he spoke, the more he heard. |
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Why aren’t we all like this wise old bird? |
15.
Growing old is
mandatory. Growing up is optional.
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16.
How high I
am |
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How far I see |
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How far I reach |
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Depends on me. |
17.
Never let
yesterday use up too much of today.
18.
Joy increases
as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
19.
For coaches: I
have found the best way to advise your team is to find out what the players
want and then advise them to do it.
20.
For coaches:
Perhaps once in a hundred years a person may be ruined by excessive praise, but
surely once every minute someone dies inside for lack of it. Cecil G.
Osborne
21.
An alibi is
first cousin to excuse, and both make lousy relatives.
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P R I D E |
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Personal |
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Responsibility |
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Daily |
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Events |
23.
To make
mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself
is maturity. William Arthur Ward, American journalist
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24.
The
Progression Of Softball Players adapted by Coach Bill |
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T-Ball: They don’t know and don’t know they don’t know. They are
young. |
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Grammar School: They don’t know and know they don’t know. Instruct
them. |
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High School: They know but don’t know they know. Make them aware. |
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College: They know and know they know. They are wise – listen to them. |
24.
Half of
getting what you want is knowing what you must give up to get it. Dr. Robert
Anthony, American writer
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