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The three different concepts or ideas I agreed with and like the most were -“I’m tired of hearing all this talk from people who don’t understand the process of hard work—like little kids in the back seat asking ‘Are we there yet?’ Get where you’re going 1 mile-marker at a time.”,Five Day-to-Day Goals 1)Respect and trust your teammates 2) Have a positive impact on someone else 3) Dominate your opponent 4) Be responsible 5) Act like a champion, and last but not least Locker room sign: “Don’t Come Back Until You’ve Improved”. The reason I liked the first quote was that you could not be the best in one day you have to work on your craft every day and the only way you will improve is by doing so. My reasoning for choosing the second quote is because those five goals would make you a better person on and off the court or field. Lastly, I chose the last quote because there is no reason for leaving the locker room every day and possibly being the same player you were before every time you leave the locker room you should want to get better and push yourself to do so. I would use these quotes in my coaching philosophy because these three would make everyone a better person and player and that’s what a coach is supposed to do.

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