Eric retweeted
A lesson every recruit needs to hear, from Shane Battier on his podcast Glue Guys with Duke's Jon Scheyer:
When you decide against a school that recruited you, don't just send a text and go silent. Pick up the phone to call & thank the coach. Tell them what their interest meant to you, even though you're going elsewhere.
Battier did exactly this as a senior, calling Tom Izzo, Steve Fisher, Roy Williams, and Dean Smith individually. Decades later, Izzo still thanks him for that call & he even had his own son do the same thing recently when cutting his college list.
It's an uncomfortable conversation at 17 or 18 years old. But it builds a reputation that follows you for the rest of your career.
Eric retweeted
“The most important person they’ll ever have in their life is a coach that holds them accountable on a daily basis.”
This is major league stuff from one of the best in the world 🗣️
(Via @thewinningdiff1 🎥)
Eric retweeted
Rick Pitino was asked what stops people from being great. His answer was one word.
"Ego stops greatness. I call it edging greatness out."
"In a spiritual sense, ego is edging God out. But ego is edging greatness out."
And he made a key distinction:
"I'm not talking about confidence. You have to be a confident person."
"But ego really gets you to where you think you've arrived. You think you know it all. You stop learning. You stop listening."
That's the trap. Confidence keeps you hungry. Ego convinces you that you've already made it. You lose your hunger and humility.
"Learning and listening are important for great leaders. Great leaders have to listen and they have to continue to learn and surround themselves with people that are better than them."
EGO = Edging Greatness Out
The moment you think you've arrived is the moment you stop growing.
Stay confident. Stay humble. Never stop learning.
(🎥@LewisHowes)
Eric retweeted
This is awesome from Jon Scheyer
“You aren’t always going to be liked as a head coach but if you are always honest, and tell the truth, you will always have their respect”
Eric retweeted
“When excellence becomes a habit,
that's just who you are." - Kobe Bryant
This man gave us so much wisdom in his short time on Earth
Eric retweeted
Love this from Jon Scheyer when asked what to do after suffering a heart breaking loss
“Get up off the F****** Mat”
Duke is in the best hands possible and Scheyer is just getting started
(Via @GlueGuys_Pod 🎥)
