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“There’s no magic wand to success. It is just daily work. It’s daily connection. It’s daily accountability. Your brand that you’re building, your billboard everywhere is about habits.” Winners aren’t defined by their obligations. They’re defined by their choices.

Everybody wants to improve what gets counted. Fewer commit to what counts. Points get counted. Preparation counts.
Minutes get counted. Discipline counts.
Wins get counted. Consistent effort counts. Put more into what counts, and you give yourself a better chance to produce what gets counted.

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"There are standards here. There is a way that we play." When the coach holds players accountable, it’s a rule. When players hold each other accountable, it’s the standard.

Earn the confidence you want to play with.

You can question yourself without quitting on yourself. You don’t have to make the doubt disappear. You have to compete through it. Doubt may show up. Make sure you do, too.

You’re allowed to want more minutes and a bigger role. But your attitude can’t become another obstacle your teammates have to overcome. Want more for yourself while still giving your best to the team.

If you choose the goal, you also have to choose the work that comes with it. If you want to be great, you don’t get to decide each day whether great effort is necessary. You already made that decision when you set the goal. If you commit to the goal, commit to the cost.

Everybody wants to celebrate like a champion. Who’s willing to prepare like one? That practice you’re trying to get through is the opportunity somebody else wishes they had. Stop wasting it.

Being good enough to help isn’t enough. You don’t earn trust with your best performance. You earn it by meeting the standard consistently. Give your team something they never have to question: whether you’ll do your part.

Parents, Sports are an investment in your children not in a scholarship. The real return isn't measured in offers, rankings, trophies, or playing time. It's measured in the person your child becomes along the way. Don't get so caught up in what sports might get your child that you overlook what sports can teach your child.

Be willing to be bad at something you want to be great at. Give yourself permission to struggle. 
Then give yourself a reason to improve. Success takes more attempts than most people are willing to make. Be willing.

You’re accountable for the mistake. You’re just as accountable for the response. Be tough enough to correct yourself and compete again. Great competitors learn to respond before they feel better. You don’t have to like what happened. You have to be ready for what’s next.

Hunt hard. Don’t hide from it. At some point, average has to stop being good enough for you even when it’s good enough for everybody around you. Nobody should have to beg you to pursue something you said you wanted.

You say you want to reach another level. Are you willing to be held to another standard? You don’t get to keep all the habits you’re comfortable with and expect a different result. Accept what improvement requires.

Your team gets better when your habits get better. Take one thing that’s getting you beat and commit to correcting it. Take one thing that helps you win and commit to doing it every time. You want better results? Become more consistent at doing what produces them.