My dad is a LEGEND.
Everytime I’m around him I become better.
He was my coach from first grade to eighth grade in:
•Soccer
•Baseball
•Basketball
•Cross country
Here’s a great short story about him that’ll inspire you.
Everytime I’m around him I become better.
He was my coach from first grade to eighth grade in:
•Soccer
•Baseball
•Basketball
•Cross country
Here’s a great short story about him that’ll inspire you.
My dad was routinely offered promotions at his company.
He turned them down so he could be home by 4:30 everyday & coach me & my sister’s sports teams.
We grew up on the lower cusp of middle class because of this, but we were rich!
My pops was always my coach & my hero.
He turned them down so he could be home by 4:30 everyday & coach me & my sister’s sports teams.
We grew up on the lower cusp of middle class because of this, but we were rich!
My pops was always my coach & my hero.
In 6th grade he was coaching our basketball team.
I went to a new school in 6th grade & heard the team went 0-14 in 5th grade & even lost to the girls team!
My dad found this out & quickly volunteered to coach us.
The first week of tryouts multiple parents complained my dad was making their kids run too much & working us too hard.
I went to a new school in 6th grade & heard the team went 0-14 in 5th grade & even lost to the girls team!
My dad found this out & quickly volunteered to coach us.
The first week of tryouts multiple parents complained my dad was making their kids run too much & working us too hard.
I didn’t know this until recently but my dad had to have a meeting with the athletic director & those parents.
He listened as one of the dads complained & he never said one word until the end.
He calmly stood up after the dad whined & said,
Mr. ____, with all due respect I am 40 years old & I run every single sprint & drill WITH the kids.
He listened as one of the dads complained & he never said one word until the end.
He calmly stood up after the dad whined & said,
Mr. ____, with all due respect I am 40 years old & I run every single sprint & drill WITH the kids.
I suggest if your pre-teen son cannot keep up with a 40 year old guy, then you & him should start running & working out together every night.
It would be good for both of you.
LEGEND.
I do recall my dad running every single drill with us always.
He would say if anyone could beat him in this sprint we were done, if no one could we go again!
We went again a lot!!
It would be good for both of you.
LEGEND.
I do recall my dad running every single drill with us always.
He would say if anyone could beat him in this sprint we were done, if no one could we go again!
We went again a lot!!
My dad was telling me this story recently & that a lot of heat was put on him to quit early that year.
It was a Christian school & many of the parents didn’t like the INTENSITY my father brought & the hard work he demanded if you wanted to play.
It was “too competitive” some said.
LIFE IS COMPETITIVE HE TAUGHT US.
It was a Christian school & many of the parents didn’t like the INTENSITY my father brought & the hard work he demanded if you wanted to play.
It was “too competitive” some said.
LIFE IS COMPETITIVE HE TAUGHT US.
Our team ended up going 19-0 that year.
Recently, one of the young men on that team wrote my dad a letter thanking him & saying he didn’t have much of a fatherly influence in his life.
This year was the pivotal year in his life where he learned hard work & discipline because of my dad.
Recently, one of the young men on that team wrote my dad a letter thanking him & saying he didn’t have much of a fatherly influence in his life.
This year was the pivotal year in his life where he learned hard work & discipline because of my dad.
My father always preached a few things to us impressionable young men:
1) No one owes you anything.
If a ref makes a “bad call” you don’t get to complain until you never miss a shot or make a mistake.
Even as his son, I would be taken out immediately if I ever complained.
1) No one owes you anything.
If a ref makes a “bad call” you don’t get to complain until you never miss a shot or make a mistake.
Even as his son, I would be taken out immediately if I ever complained.
2) Victor or Victim.
You CHOOSE & you’ll never be both.
If you want to whine, complain or be a victim go elsewhere.
Even if it’s not your fault, it’s YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
3) Hard work trumps talent.
I only want guys that want to win on my team I recall him saying as we ran.
Not one team in the state will be in better shape come the 4th quarter.
No one will outwork us!!
We believed it.
He was right!
You CHOOSE & you’ll never be both.
If you want to whine, complain or be a victim go elsewhere.
Even if it’s not your fault, it’s YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
3) Hard work trumps talent.
I only want guys that want to win on my team I recall him saying as we ran.
Not one team in the state will be in better shape come the 4th quarter.
No one will outwork us!!
We believed it.
He was right!
4) Make AGGRESSIVE mistakes, never passive ones.
•Be active.
•Be the aggressor.
•Stay in motion & don’t stop.
5) We are only as strong as our weakest guy.
We are only as fast as our slowest guy.
Pick one another up.
Encourage everyone.
We all win or lose together & there is no I in TEAM.
•Be active.
•Be the aggressor.
•Stay in motion & don’t stop.
5) We are only as strong as our weakest guy.
We are only as fast as our slowest guy.
Pick one another up.
Encourage everyone.
We all win or lose together & there is no I in TEAM.
That young man that recently wrote my dad that letter owns a couple companies now, is a great dad himself & has remained one of my best friends over the last 25 years.
Now that I’m 40 & a dad myself I think back to those times often.
Most dads were busy chasing corporate promotions.
I never remember one other dad running full court hoops with us, but my dad did into his 50s!
Now that I’m 40 & a dad myself I think back to those times often.
Most dads were busy chasing corporate promotions.
I never remember one other dad running full court hoops with us, but my dad did into his 50s!
IMPACT & LEGACY.
I didn’t have the fanciest sneakers & our family didn’t take the nicest vacations growing up.
But I always felt like the RICHEST KID in the world because my dad was always around playing with us & encouraging us.
Too many men define themselves by how much money they make & how many PRESENTS they give.
I didn’t have the fanciest sneakers & our family didn’t take the nicest vacations growing up.
But I always felt like the RICHEST KID in the world because my dad was always around playing with us & encouraging us.
Too many men define themselves by how much money they make & how many PRESENTS they give.
I urge you today to work hard at your job, but please understand you work from 9-5, but your LEGACY & IMPACT on this world mostly happens between 5-9.
Your PRESENCE is far more important than the PRESENTS you’ll give.
Think back on your childhood.
What’s your best memories?
Your PRESENCE is far more important than the PRESENTS you’ll give.
Think back on your childhood.
What’s your best memories?
Mine is shooting hoops, playing catch, riding bikes & playing with my dad.
His PRESENCE shaped me & IMPACTED so many others.
To this day even in retirement my dad is mentoring & coaching a couple young boys in town without dads.
He’s teaching them to shoot guns, fish & working with them in sports.
His PRESENCE shaped me & IMPACTED so many others.
To this day even in retirement my dad is mentoring & coaching a couple young boys in town without dads.
He’s teaching them to shoot guns, fish & working with them in sports.
So I’ll end this thread by urging you to PAUSE A MOMENT.
In 100 years everything you worked so hard for will be gone.
Stuff doesn’t matter.
Relationships, impact & legacy do.
So are you giving your BEST ENERGY & RESOURCES to those things.
To your kids & community.
In 100 years everything you worked so hard for will be gone.
Stuff doesn’t matter.
Relationships, impact & legacy do.
So are you giving your BEST ENERGY & RESOURCES to those things.
To your kids & community.
Thanks for reading.
I hope you have the best day of your life.
There is no ONE PATH & I never say my way is right for anyone else but me.
I simply urge you to THINK longterm about what really matters to you.
Then, wake up each day & take advantage of the GIFT to IMPACT & make the world a better place.
I hope you have the best day of your life.
There is no ONE PATH & I never say my way is right for anyone else but me.
I simply urge you to THINK longterm about what really matters to you.
Then, wake up each day & take advantage of the GIFT to IMPACT & make the world a better place.
To this day all my friends still refer to my dad as THE LEGEND.
Here’s a short FREE video on a couple more winning principles he taught me.
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Here’s a short FREE video on a couple more winning principles he taught me.
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