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September 30, 2017
Start counting your blessings and you’ll quickly realize they’re trouncing your curses.
there is an opportunity buried within every obstacle.
“If you love what you do, you find a way to turn every obstacle into an opportunity.
“But it all starts with loving what you do. You have to love what you do. That’s the only way to live your life.
You’ve got to love what you do!
if you don’t love what you do, you’re going to get beat by somebody who does!
“You’ve got to take pride in your vocation and find the joy in it every day.
You can be intense and focused and still be living wit...
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live the life you were bo...
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I loved this job. I was letting stress, worry, and bitterness drown out the passion I’d had for the game.
joy and enthusiasm he played the game
You have to love what you do!”
the importance of reigniting my passion
being thankful for the opportunities I had.
I was responsible for letting the negative outside forces steal my i...
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I was the one letting self-doubt and worr...
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I was the one who had let bitterness creep i...
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“What good does bitterness ever do anyone?”
“Hatred does nothing but harden your heart. It only hurts you. I’d rather live by love. Loving others
loving what you do. That’s the only way ...
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LOVE WHAT I DO AND I ATTACK EACH DAY WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM.
I am fully committed to doing something I love
I do not wait for someone to hand me the life I want
go out and create it ...
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His loyalty to our team touched me.
just can’t do it. I can’t walk away from the game I love.
I love this game and I love all of you. Don’t ever forget that.”
I saw a level of passion in the eyes of my players
I saw love. Love for the game and love for each other.
1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude.
2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm.
took a lesson from Buck O’Neil and instead of looking at the negatives, I focused on the positives of the situation.
I had to find the opportunity in this obstacle.
So, in the find the opportunity line of thinking, I altered my offense to fit better with Ray’s skill
This is why you wanted to be a quarterback. Now, you get to live it.
It’s moments like this that make us all love this great game. Isn’t this fun?!”
“You’re right, Coach,” he said. “This is why God made me!”
“We just take it one game at a time.”
Thanks to Wooden’s rule, I was learning to focus on only the things I had total control over,
we could control was how we played
“It’s a problem to feel good?”
“It’s a problem to get complacent,”
“You’re afraid and you’re hiding behind...
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“You’re afraid of taking risks
dreaming big.
afraid to see what you’ve ...
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What’s the matter with you?”
logical and do what’s best for the team,”
love to win every one
“Do you realize how many great things have never been accomplished because somebody decided he needed to be more realistic?
