In preparing this show, I was reminded that "Champions became champions before they are champions!" It will be great if Lilly, Sophie and South Shore Select win the tournament and become #1 in the country, but what's more important is how they play, how they act and how they work as a team. The winning is done before the game in practice and preparation, in being positive, in working as a team, and during the game... not when the game is over. If we handle our business and life with these same principles, we will win more often and we will become Champions. Here's 3 tips to ensure we and Lilly, Sophie and South Shore Select step up our games and do the work of winners:

1. Focus on your effort, and not the results. The winning is in the effort!

Always, always, always give your best! No matter what. 

2. Stay positive all the time. 

It doesn’t matter what happens as long as you stay positive and be a leader.

3. Soccer and life are both team sports. Stick together no matter what. 

Even with mistakes and challenges, make sure you always stick together. Together We Win!