JJ Watt said, "Success isn't owned - it's leased. And rent is due every day." Every day you choose your effort, your attitude, and your commitment. There are no shortcuts to success - it requires sacrifice. Success is knowing you did your best that day.

Want to PR at your next meet? Look at what you do outside the workouts. Ask yourself: - Is your sleep supporting your training? - Are you mentally preparing before each practice? - Are you doing the little things, like strength and mobility and soft tissue work?

What do you do if you feel terrible and you're not motivated and you just don't know what to do? Do your work.

I've coached over 30 Olympic gold medals. I've worked with some of the greatest athletes in history. Here are the lessons I wish more people understood:🧵

The best competitors carry two edges: Train with the hunger of someone who has never won. Compete with the confidence of someone who has never lost. “I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” - Eileen Gu 🔥

🏃‍♂️ @IndyBlueDevils junior Mitchell Creel is having a breakout season, highlighted by a 16:07.7 at the Buckeye Invitational. He’s leading a young Blue Devils team with big postseason goals — and plenty of talent coming behind him. ohiovarsity.com/creels-break… @CVC_Athletics

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ @MentorHighXC leads both OV XC Power Rankings, but several contenders are separated by seconds. See who’s making a move on the Road to Columbus. 👟📊 ohiovarsity.com/cross-countr… @CVC_Athletics #xc

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“The truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t. Consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts." Extraordinary results come from ordinary work repeated daily.

Cooper Kupp said, "I'm going to go earn it again, every single day." "I think that's the difference, I've never stopped this mindset of earning." Entitlement is the enemy of hard work. It's expecting rewards that you haven't earned. Cooper Kupp shares a masterclass on earning it and how to overcome entitlement. "Once you start saying 'I deserve it' - that's when the 'I've arrived' mindset starts to happen." "I didn't deserve the opportunity...I didn't deserve Eastern Washington. I didn't deserve the NFL. But I've worked to earn an opportunity to go attack it." From small-school recruit to Super Bowl MVP and he still doesn't think he deserves it. "At no point during that journey...did I then say okay I'm there now, like I've done enough, like I've arrived and now I deserve to play." That's the trap. The moment you feel entitled is the moment you stop earning. "I've never stopped this mindset of earning...every year ends and I feel like there's just a little more, there's more we can do. I got to go earn it again." Entitlement is the enemy of hard work. It's expecting rewards you haven't earned. It's the delusion of deserving without doing. The best never feel like they've arrived. They earn it every single day. How they eliminate entitlement: 1. Shift from "I deserve" to "I earn" - Success isn't owed. It's built. 2. Act with humility - Stay coachable. Stay hungry. 3. Embrace growth over status - Focus on getting better, not on what you think you deserve. 4. Earn it daily - Compete. Bring energy. Every single day. 5. Know your sacrifice - Commitment has a cost. Pay it. It reminds me of a quote from the Clemson strength and conditioning coach: "They don't put championship rings on smooth hands." Nothing is given. Everything is earned. (🎥 Daily Grind with @CooperKupp)

"You do not need to be afraid of what God might ask you to do. He will give you both a desire and the joy to do what He equips you to do." . The Gifts of the Spirit | Dr. David Jeremiah

Michael Jordan warned us: "If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones…you never will change the outcome." But what if those expectations are your own? What if the loudest critic is in your head? Here’s how to flip the script on your self-talk👇

17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus dominates the final to win a first outdoor 800m national title! 🥇 #USATFOutdoors

Mike Tomlin said 2 sentences that explain why most people never achieve their potential. Those same 2 sentences transformed how I think about success and the costs of success. Here's what he said and why it's so important:🧵

Splits from 🇬🇧Josh Kerr's 3:42.66 mile world record race

Another look at 🇬🇧 Josh Kerr's incredible mile World Record of 3:42.66 in London.

He Called His Shot, Then Backed It Up: Josh Kerr took down one of track’s most untouchable records. One of the most famous moments in sport is Babe Ruth pointing his bat towards the stands and calling his shot. Josh Kerr just did him one better. In March of this year he announced Project 222, an attempt to break one of the hardest and most hallowed in sports, El Guerrouj’s 3:43.13 mile world record. Something that had stood for 27 years. Kerr called his shot: “It’s time for that record to have a real go at it, and I’m going to be that guy to do it.” Today, July 18th, Kerr backed it up. Running 3:42.66 to bring the record back to the UK, to join legends like Bannister, Ibottsen, Coe, Ovett, and Cram. And the way he did it was impressive. Just look at his splits: 55.22 (400m), 1:51.06 (800m), 2:46.45 (1200m), and 3:27.6 (1,500m). He had two rabbits that got him to 1,000 meters, but then had to make a long push home. And let me tell you, pushing for a lap and a half while you are riding the razors edge is HARD. During that push, his 100m split only varied between 13.67 and 13.88. Just incredibly consistent. It was one of the most impressive performances I’ve seen. And Kerr has one of the most impressive mental games you could imagine. Kerr’s M.O in his career has been confidence. It’s sometimes interpreted as cocky, but what it really is is a deep conviction that’s founded in the work. He and his coach, Danny Mackey, are methodical in preparation, and always keeping the main thing the main thing. It’s one of the reasons why Kerr always shows up at the big meets. He’s got a history of coming through at championships when the lights are brightest. It’s so hard to do, and yet Mackey and Kerr almost always get it right. Part of that comes from how they approach training and performance. They know what matters most: consistency. “I don’t do crazy workouts or crazy mileage. I just don’t miss days. Consistency is my biggest weapon. I’ll break any athlete down with how consistent I’m going to be training wise and just getting the work done.” They realize that the whole game is compounding. It’s not having one killer workout here or there. It’s putting together a body of work that prepares him. Too often at this level, we turn workouts into proving grounds, to show what we’re capable of. It’s easy to fall into that trap, both as an athlete and coach. Often, it’s the doubt and insecurity that pushes us to prove ourselves, especially in the era of strava and comparison. “The way that I get fast is stacking. I’m stacking years, I’m stacking days, I’m stacking months.” It’s about winning the workouts. As Kerr said, “If you show up and put in the same level of effort regardless of how you feel, you’re winning every day.” Putting in the work is step one. The second and just as important is: trusting and letting go. Kerr uses the analogy of the work filling the cup: “If you can stand on a start line with a filled cup, you’re ready to go to war.” Then it’s time to release and show what you’ve done. You can see it in his pre-race talk. Yes, he’s after the record, but he’s chasing that feeling: “That’s what I’m chasing with this record — full flow — like I’ve done every single thing I can. I’m now giving my body and my mind over to this experience. That’s living for me.” On the starting line, trying harder is the enemy. If we overthink, try to force actions that are ingrained, we get in our own way. You turn down our impulse to overthink by trusting what's underneath. And that only works if you've built something to trust It’s why famous sprint coach Bud Winter coined the term “Relax and win.” And jazz maestro Charlie Parker once said, “You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then you practice, practice, practice. And then when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.” Kerr certainly let it wail. His similar philosophy could be seen in what he said before the race: his body was capable of the mark, so his job was “to have my mind be available to let my body do its job.”You spend years grabbing control. Then, in the moment that matters most, the skill is letting go of it. As Kerr alluded to, it’s not turning your brain off completely, it’s getting out of the way so you can focus on the task at hand and let you do what you’ve trained to do. Kerr has some of the best insights and quotes on mental performance. But more so, what I’m thrilled about is that you can trust this record. I’ve known his coach Danny Mackey for almost two decades. He was right there with me in the hardest time of my life as a whistleblower. He put his career in jeopardy by stepping forward in the same situation. He loves the sport and respects it. So celebrate this one. An absolutely amazing performance. He called his shot. And got it done in the hardest event in track and field. Astonishing. -Steve