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If they’re kids with aspirations to play professionally, they can’t be satisfied with the practice standards of their hometowns, where a girl who hits balls for an hour every day is considered a hard worker. They have to be mindful that ...more
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“The blocks of the pyramid—things like honesty, patience, integrity, cooperation, and self-control—are not very much different from the virtues I remember being taught during religious instruction.”
Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

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“Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is a case study of selected discipline.”
Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

Gary Keller
“From age 14 through the Beijing Olympics, Phelps trained seven days a week, 365 days a year. He figured that by training on Sundays”
Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“Exceptional people really do come to believe that the journey is more important than the destination. It’s another way of saying that the effort is more important than the outcome.”
Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“Once an individual has a philosophy, he should be ready to answer the question “What if I fail?” He should understand that over the span of a lifetime, the only lasting failure is the failure to try.”
Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

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