Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
Selfishness and arrogance lead to divisions to a team which will end up destroying it. Humility leads to unity on a team.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Proverbs 24:27
Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.
Don't wait until the season starts to start preparing preparation is a vital key to being successful
"Every battle is won before it is ever fought." - Sun Tzu
Don't wait until the season starts to start preparing preparation is a vital key to being successful
"Every battle is won before it is ever fought." - Sun Tzu
Proverbs 25:14
A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Talk is cheap. Don't talk about what you are going to do. Get started doing it.
Talk is cheap. Don't talk about what you are going to do. Get started doing it.
Proverbs 24:16
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
Proverbs 24:10
If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.
If you fail under pressure, it just means that you have to work harder so that you are prepared for the next time you are under pressure.
If you fail under pressure, it just means that you have to work harder so that you are prepared for the next time you are under pressure.
Proverbs 24:33-34
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
It's tempting to take plays off or to give less than our best in practice. But if we do that, it can cost our team dearly. I was part of a team where we didn't cover a punt with our best effort. It's only one play..right? The other team took it back for a touchdown, which ended up being the difference in the game. One play off coast us the game. Don't let that happen to you. Give your best effort every play, every day.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Proverbs 11:1
The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
In ancient times, someone would use dishonest scales to cheat their neighbor. In athletics, we should not cheat our opposition, but we are to play by the rules. God is delighted when we play fair.
In ancient times, someone would use dishonest scales to cheat their neighbor. In athletics, we should not cheat our opposition, but we are to play by the rules. God is delighted when we play fair.
Proverbs 4:25-27
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.
Stay focused! There are a lot of distractions in athletics. Keep you eyes on the goal, make a plan to get your there, and stick to the plan. Don't let anything keep you from following that plan. If you keep the goal in mind, you are less likely to get sidetracked.
Stay focused! There are a lot of distractions in athletics. Keep you eyes on the goal, make a plan to get your there, and stick to the plan. Don't let anything keep you from following that plan. If you keep the goal in mind, you are less likely to get sidetracked.
Proverbs 27:21
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised
It's hard to get to the top, but it's even harder to stay there. Once you get that taste of success and everyone is cheering for you, how do you respond? Do you take it easy or do you still work hard? Do you prepare with the same intensityh? Will you stay focused? Will you still make sacrifices? How you respond to praise will reaveal what kind of person you are.
It's hard to get to the top, but it's even harder to stay there. Once you get that taste of success and everyone is cheering for you, how do you respond? Do you take it easy or do you still work hard? Do you prepare with the same intensityh? Will you stay focused? Will you still make sacrifices? How you respond to praise will reaveal what kind of person you are.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.
Godly players are not soft or weak. Godly players are as bold as lions. We do this by being strong, aggressive, and confident.
Godly players are not soft or weak. Godly players are as bold as lions. We do this by being strong, aggressive, and confident.
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Great players make those around them better. Michael Jordan wasn't great just because he could do great things on the court. He was great because he made everyone around him better. Seek to be one of those players who make their teammates better.
On the other hand, a great player relies on his or her teammates. They know that they can't do it alone. They need their teammates to sharpen them as well.
Great players make those around them better. Michael Jordan wasn't great just because he could do great things on the court. He was great because he made everyone around him better. Seek to be one of those players who make their teammates better.
On the other hand, a great player relies on his or her teammates. They know that they can't do it alone. They need their teammates to sharpen them as well.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
The true test of a teammate is who they respond to adversity. Will they stick with you when times get tough or will they bail? Determine to be the kind of teammate that your team can count on, especially in the tough times.
The true test of a teammate is who they respond to adversity. Will they stick with you when times get tough or will they bail? Determine to be the kind of teammate that your team can count on, especially in the tough times.
Ecdlesiastes 11:4
Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never do anything. If you are waiting for every call to go your way, the ball to bounce right, the weather to be favorable, you will never succeed. Prepare yourself to overcome obstacles not just avoid them because ther will always be obstacles to face.
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never do anything. If you are waiting for every call to go your way, the ball to bounce right, the weather to be favorable, you will never succeed. Prepare yourself to overcome obstacles not just avoid them because ther will always be obstacles to face.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.
Work smarter, not harder. Hard work alone does not help you develop your gifts. You only benefit while working hard at the right things, in the right way. Effort and efficiency are ingredients in successful athletes and successful team. Get the most bang for your buck! Work efficiently.
Ecclesiastes 10:11
If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
Unused talent is worthless. A snake charmer's skill doesn't do him any good after a snake has already bitten him. Similary our unused gifts go to waste when we don't develop them. Use your gifts before it's too late.
Unused talent is worthless. A snake charmer's skill doesn't do him any good after a snake has already bitten him. Similary our unused gifts go to waste when we don't develop them. Use your gifts before it's too late.
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