John Wooden won 10 NCAA national championships in 12 years, including 88 straight games and four perfect seasons. He was also named coach of the century by ESPN. "First, be true to yourself and your core values. Then, be true to those under your leadersh.

"I tried hard to teach those under my supervision to do the same, to understand that success was within their reach, regardless of the score, standings, or opinion of others. Make no mistake: We all want to win the race." John Wooden won 10 NCAA national.

"I can bore people to death with my philosophies and schedules on practice, but I’ve also been known to make things interesting by providing watermelons to the team that wins our scrimmages, or burning stuffed chimpanzees at the stake on the pitcher’s mo.

"The Church of Baseball is not your typical bricks-and-mortar house of worship. Instead, it’s a spiritual bond held together by selfless and supportive relationships. It rises up whenever individual players come together as teammates, inspiring each othe.

"I opened our first team meeting of the 2009 season by restating the rules of the road for our team: 1) You know what’s right, so do what’s right. 2) We’re all seeking perfection yet we all know that we’re imperfect. 3) Failure provides us with the oppor.

"I can quickly tell whether a young man is a player or prospect by his response to one question: “If I tell you that I want you to play a different position on our team than the one you customarily play, what will you tell your teammates when they ask yo.

"Darell Royal, the Longhorns’ retired football coach and athletic director, stopped by during practice. “What sort of team will you have this year, Coach?” I had no idea, so I hemmed and hawed and finally mumbled something about having some great athlete.

"The average college baseball player is certainly not immune to scattered thoughts and distractions. So, we try to help them control their monkey minds and calm themselves by practicing mindfulness, which is a form of meditation borrowed from Asian cultu.

"Real strength isn’t being invulnerable. It’s being strong enough to overcome the fear of vulnerability." Joshua Medcalf is a business and life consultant and owner of Train to be CLUTCH.

"The path to mastery meant doing things that were easy to do, but also easier not to do." Joshua Medcalf is a business and life consultant and owner of Train to be CLUTCH.