021619 quotes

"We never should have put ourselves in that position,"

We made a lot of breakdowns in the last five minutes

And we can't win games like that. So, we've just got

To get in practice and work on it."

 - P.J. Washington

… “We made a lot of mistakes down the stretch and

It shouldn't have come down to that. At the end of

The day, we should've made more plays to where

It wasn't out of our hands at the end."

- Reid Travis

"I love that our kids fought and put themselves in

A position to win the game," "We get down and

This team fights and makes big plays to get back

In the game.”

- Coach Calipari

Comments following the 73-71 Loss at Rupp to L.S.U.

2/12/19

021519 quotes

I have only one superstition.

I touch all the bases when I

Hit a home run.

- Babe Ruth

It’s hard to beat somebody

When they don’t give up.

- Babe Ruth

Never let the fear of striking out

Get in your way.

- Babe Ruth

021419 quotes

Love that is true never grows old.
- Elben Bano

Love is smiling on the inside and out.
- Jennifer Williams

Love is a decision not an emotion or feeling,
that if made from the heart will outlast anything...
- Raul and Samantha Juarez

021319 quotes

A man who is a master of patience

Is master of everything else.
- George Savile

Commitment cannot be taught;
it can only be caught.
I refer to the crusading spirit.
Without the crusading spirit,
you may have the starting power
but not the staying power.

- Jimmy Yen

The price of inaction is far greater

Than the cost of making a mistake.

- Meister Eckhart 

021019 The Parable of Brother Leo

The Parable of Brother Leo
An old legend tells of a French monastery that was
well-known throughout Europe because of the 
extraordinary leadership of a man known only as
Brother Leo.
Several monks began a pilgrimage to visit Brother Leo
to learn from him. Almost immediately, the monks 
began to bicker as to who should do various chores. 
On the third day they met another monk who was
also going to the monastery.
This monk never complained or shirked a duty. 
Whenever the others would fight over a chore, 
he would gracefully volunteer to do it himself.
By the last day, the other monks were following
his example, and everyone worked together smoothly.
When they reached the monastery and asked to see
Brother Leo, the man who greeted them laughed.
"But our brother is among you!" pointing to the fellow
who had joined them late in the trip.
Today, many people seek leadership positions not so
much for what they can do for others, but for what 
the position can do for them: status, connections,
perks, or future advantages. As a result, they do 
service primarily as an investment, a way to build
an impressive resume.
The parable about Brother Leo teaches another 
model of leadership, where leaders are more 
preoccupied with serving than being followed, 
with giving than getting, with doing than demanding.
Its leadership based on example, not command. 
It’s called servant leadership.
Can you imagine how much better things would be
if more politicians, educators, and business executives 
saw themselves as servant leaders?
- Michael Josephson

www.charactercounts.org

020919 quotes

Great effort springs naturally from a great attitude.
- Pat Riley

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda.

If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
- Pat Riley

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a

player's personal signature, but efficiency of

performance is what wins the game for the team.
- Pat Riley 

020819 quotes

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing

Men and women.

Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

- Brian Tracy

Communication is a skill that you can learn.

It's like riding a bicycle or typing.

If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly

Improve the quality of every part of your life.

- Brian Tracy

All successful people men and women are big dreamers.

They imagine what their future could be,

Ideal in every respect, and then they work every day

Toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.

- Brian Tracy

020719 quotes

Individuals with positive mental attitudes

Are never found in a rut.

- Napoleon Hill Foundation

There are two kinds of failures:
those who thought and never did,
and those who did and never thought.

- Laurence J. Peter

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions

That can change your life forever.

- Keri Russell

020619 Believe and Succeed

Believe and Succeed

You will agree, I am sure, that all thinking people have a sincere
desire to succeed.
You want to win; I want to win. No one sets out to deliberately
destroy themselves ... although I must admit, at times it certainly
appears as if some people do.
If everyone wants to win ... why don't they? There are probably
many answers to that question. After talking with hundreds of 
people who do not seem to be able to make it happen, I have 
come to the conclusion that the answer to success is locked up
in a seven letter word ... "Believe."
Losers do not believe they can win. Why don't they believe? 
I think there is an answer to that question and I'll get to it in 
a moment. If you are having difficulty making something big 
happen in your life, listen closely.
All the great religious leaders, philosophers and self-help gurus
have told us to believe and succeed. "All things are possible for
those who believe."
William James said, "Believe and your belief will create the fact."
I have found that our belief system is based on our evaluation of 
something. Frequently when we re-evaluate a situation our belief
about that situation will change.
Half of my life was wasted. I never even tried to accomplish 
anything of any importance because I did not believe in myself. 
The truth was I knew very little about me. Many years ago I 
was encouraged to begin studying myself, re-evaluate myself.
I began to gain an understanding of my marvelous mind. 
Everyday I learned a little more and I suddenly began to believe
in myself.
Today I have a number of companies around the world earning 
millions of dollars. We have a very successful year long coaching
program ... We teach people the laws of their mind. 
Long before the year's program is over we see marvelous things
happen from more money to great loving relationships.
Re-evaluate yourself. There is a sleeping giant in you. Release it.
Believe in yourself.
- Bob Proctor

020519 quotes

I say luck is when an opportunity

Comes along and you're prepared for it.

- Denzel Washington

If you know your own mind,

You know enough to keep it

Always positive.

- Napoleon Hill Foundation

My motto was always to keep swinging.

Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly

Or having trouble off the field,

The only thing to do was keep swinging.

- Hank Aaron

020419 quotes

We played our best when it mattered most.

- Tom Brady

Nobody prepares harder than Tom (Brady)

He has great anticipation and awareness.

- Coach Bill Belichick

He’s got to get the ball quicker into

Somebody else’s hands and he does

That quickly and efficiently.

- Coach Bill Belichick

020319 quotes

If everyone is moving forward together,

Then success takes care of itself. 

- Henry Ford

I am a member of a team,

And I rely on the team,

I defer to it and sacrifice for it,

Because the team,

Not the individual,

Is the ultimate champion. 

- Mia Hamm

Regardless of differences,

We strive shoulder to shoulder...

Teamwork can be summed up in

Five short words …

"We believe in each other." 

- Anonymous

020219 quotes

The secret is to have eight great players

And four others who will cheer like crazy. 

- Coach Jerry Tarkanian

You don't play against opponents. 

You play against the game of basketball. 

- Coach Bobby Knight

The idea is not to block every shot. 

The idea is to make your opponent

Believe that you might block every shot. 

- Bill Russell 

020119 quotes

The Greatest Leaders Know Failure Is Not Final …

(Tom) Coughlin and Belichick have won seven

(Super Bowls) between them, but each was

Fired from his first NFL head coaching job.

The Greatest Leaders Respect Authority … 

The owner has to be comfortable with the

Coach and the coach has to respect the

Owner to create a winning environment.

The Greatest Leaders Build Trust … 

Everyone has their idiosyncrasies,

But if there is trust,

That’s the key in business, in marriages.

You build a sense of trust so you go

Through rough times.

- Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft

https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/unbelievable-baked-buffalo-wings-155021

013119 quotes

Bill (Parcells) taught me everything

He knew about linebackers.  

It was a huge break in my coaching career.

- Coach Bill Belichick

Looking at the negative side and preparing

For the negative has made him a better

Football coach because he prepared for all

The things that could go bad.

- Romeo Crennel on Coach Belichick

There’s nothing like winning a Super Bowl.

- Coach Bill Belichick

013019 quotes

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement

And the thrill of creative effort.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Every challenge, every adversity,

Contains within it the seeds of

Opportunity and growth.

- Roy Bennett

Each of us is great insofar as we

Perceive and act on the infinite

Possibilities which lie undiscovered

And unrecognized about us.

- James Harvey Robinson

012919 quotes

Develop an attitude of gratitude.

Say thank you to everyone you meet

For everything they do for you.

- Brian Tracy

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

Always remember, you have within you

The strength, the patience, and the passion

To reach for the stars to change the world.

- Harriet Tubman

If there's one thing that will stop people

From achieving their goals, it's a wall.

However, as I see it, without a wall there's

No place to build a door.

- Craig D. Lounsbrough

012719 The Power of the Lord

The Power of the Lord

3 Say to God,
“How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
 

4 All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.”

Selah

5 Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
 

6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
 

7 He rules by His power forever;
His eyes observe the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

Selah

- (Psalm 66:3-7)

https://truthfortheworld.org/gospel

012619 quotes

Great effort springs naturally

From a great attitude.
- Pat Riley

Go Ball … Go Ball …

I’ll worry about the coaching

You just get out there and ball.

- Coach John Calipari

It is most difficult, in my mind,

To separate any success,

Whether it be in your profession,

Your family, or as in my case,

In basketball, from religion.
- Coach John Wooden

012519 quotes

It's the little things you do that can

Make a big difference.

What are you attempting to accomplish?

What little thing can you do today that

Will make you more effective?

You are probably only one step away

From greatness.
- Bob Proctor

Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up

To our source of supply.

And the more grateful you are,

The closer you become to your maker,

To the architect of the universe,

To the spiritual core of your being.

It’s a phenomenal lesson.
- Bob Proctor

Money is only used for two things.

One, it’s to make you comfortable,

And the more comfortable you are

The more creative you will become.

And the other purpose is it enables

You to extend the service you provide

Far beyond your own presence.
- Bob Proctor

012419 quotes

Difficulties strengthen the mind,

As labor does the body.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

We can let circumstances rule us,
or we can take charge and rule our

Lives from within.
- Earl Nightingale

Listen... don’t just hear. Hearing is a sense,

Listening is an act. Listening requires us to

Slow down and not be building a defense to

What is being said... while it is being said.

Listening allows you to have conversations

Instead of parallel monologues with others.

- Don Yaeger

012219 quotes

Nothing is more expensive

Than a missed opportunity.

- H. Jackson Brown

Success is to be measured not so much
by the position that one has reached in life
as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
- Booker T. Washington

It teaches the strong to know when they

Are weak and the brave to face themselves

When they are afraid.

To be proud and unbowed in defeat yet

Humble and gentle in victory.

And to master ourselves before we attempt

To master others.

And to learn to laugh, yet never forget how

To weep.

And to give the predominance of courage

Over timidity.

- General Douglas MacArthur,

On the virtues of competitive athletics