http://www.maxsc.net/blog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:11:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On June 4, 2010  the GREAT John Wooden passed away at the age of 99. Here are some quotes from and tidbits about the infamous UCLA Basketball Coach. "Mentoring is your true legacy," John Wooden told SUCCESS in August 2008. "It is the greatest inheritance you can give to others. And it should ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=155 Paraphrased from Vince Lombardi A person can be as great as he or she wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication and the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=151 We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it. Thomas Jefferson Winning graciously is easy. Being dignified in the face of defeat is difficult. Sometimes the greatest respect you can earn is by the way you respond when your opponents outplay you. ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=147 Commitment is one of the most important attributes any athlete can possess, a promise that you make to yourself to follow through – to continue in the face of adversity, to reach your goals despite the inevitable hardships.    Plenty of talented athletes fail because without commitment success is impossible.  Making a ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=143 This is true for most things we do.  Our progress in life tends to be consistent with our expectations.  If you expect or believe something - that you are a whiz kid, that you aren't very likable, that you are a super athlete - you will set in motion many ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=137 Most of the great coaches agree – if you make good habits, good habits will make you. Habits – good, bad, or neutral – are difficult to break. Your challenge is to determine the good habits that will make you a successful performer or athlete. Once you identify the ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=128 Belief is the thing that separates average performers from champions.  Champions talk to themselves and tell themselves "they can do it".  Eventually they believe what they say. What do you say to yourself?  Does your self  talk help you to achieve your goals or inhibit you from being all you can ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=120 One chance is all you need Jessie Owens. Savage’s take on it: Each time you train remember this could be that one chance when you reach your goal. You expect things to get better every time you train but some days nothing works. You feel you are getting worse. This is ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=113 If you aren’t going to go all the way, why go at all. Joe Namath Comments: It is easy to feel down when things aren’t going the way you want them to. But think about how many teams go further than expected because of the will not to give up. If ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=102 Story of the week. Arthur Ashe grew up in segregated Richmond, Virginia. His physical stature did little to indicate his future career as a professional athlete. "Skinny as a straw," Arthur derived countless hours of pleasure reading and listening to music with his mother, Mattie. He also showed a surprising ... http://www.maxsc.net/blog/?p=97