"Geno Auriemma says in this book: A lot of great players think that, “If I just come out here and I work hard and bust my butt, of course they’ll follow me. They may or may not. But if you make them feel like you will do anything for them, then they will.

"Personal Growth Mondays: 1. Commit. 2. Plan. 3. Facilitate. 4. Reinforce." This week’s book is What Drives Winning by Brett Ledbetter. Brett is a performance consultant.

"Bill Beswick tells a story in this book: There was a situation set up in a medical school where people training to be surgeons had to take their final examination - a three-hour examination. But the professor came into the room and to the surprise of al.

"Do you love to win or hate to lose? [There’s a] BET interview that Jemele Hill did with Kobe Bryant. Jemele: There’s two type of players, players who love to win and players who hate to lose. Which one are you? Kobe: I’m neither. Meaning that I play to .

"Will you give up batting practice when you are hitting well? Will you stop throwing bullpens when you are pitching well? Of course they respond that they will not give up these physical-skill practices, so I suggest that they keep up the mental and emot.

"Step 3: Make the mental shift from Don’t to Do." Greg Warburton is a mental conditioning training coach and had a 39 year career in counseling. We also co-wrote the book Ask More Tell Less for Coaches: The practical guide to mastering coach-athlete comm.

"As he accepts the fact of it happening - even though he doesn’t like it and it worries him - he now has the personal power to begin making the change he wants to make. Using the language “for now” or “for the moment” is [critical]. It helps you remember.

"Blamers ask questions like: Why do umpires/coaches keep messing up my sports life? I just wish the umpires would quit making bad calls on me. Why can’t people see it’s not my fault? I didn’t do anything wrong! Those who choose to learn from upsetting si.

"Step 1: Practice self-honest self-observation. Step 2: Ask an evaluation question. Step 3: Make the mental shift from Don’t to DO. Step 4: Choose a positive performance phrase. Step 5: Visualize your positive-performance phrase - stay in the DO zone. St.

"Am I in the business of being comfortable, or am I in the business of being a champion? Have I made up my own mind about what I’m willing to do to consistently perform at my best?" Greg Warburton is a mental conditioning training coach and had a 39 year.