Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast

Today we have our second "Interview Episode" where I interview another coach/leader about a quote that s/he found inspirational, motivational, or helpful in some way. Today's guest is Rob Miller from Proactive Coaching. I have known Rob for about 10 years, as I am also a speaker with Proactive Coaching. Rob's resume is varied, and you will hear a bit about it in the interview.

More importantly, you will hear Rob discuss the quote he has selected. It is from the movie "The Shawshank Redemption." The quote was uttered by the character, Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins. He is speaking to Red, played by Morgan Freeman, about getting out of the prison they are in when he says that it comes down to two choices: "Get busy living or get busy dying." In the episode, Rob talks about the impact that quote has had on him and how he has used it. We also talk about various ways that quote can be applied to all of us in our lives.

If you are interested in finding out more about Proactive Coaching or would like to order materials or book a presentation, check out the website at www.proactivecoaching.info.

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If you would like to connect with Rob, he can be reached at [email protected].

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Today's quote comes to us from one of the great women's basketball coaches of all time, Pat Summitt. Heck, Pat Summitt is one of the great coaches of either gender and for any sport of all time. She also has numerous quotes that I have used through the years, and her book "The Definite Dozen" is a great book for leaders of any kind to read.

Today's quote is in the Accountability section of my soon-to-be-released updated version of my book, "Senior Salute," a gift book for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their senior nights or end-of-season banquets. Accountability is one of those key characteristics that people need to have if they (and their teams) are going to ever improve and reach their potential. Summitt says, “Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again.”

Have you ever known anyone who believes they have it all figured out and can't be corrected? Do you have any players like that? Are you like that? Here is the quote to get in front of those people and then discuss with them what it means to help them finally figure out how they are hurting themselves and their teams with the attitude they are displaying. Check out the episode to hear my ideas on the quote to then turn around and use with your teams, friends, fellow coaches, and possibly, yourself.

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Today we have a real treat. It is the first episode of the podcast where you get to hear someone else other than me! I am going to be mixing in episodes throughout our time together where I will be interviewing other coaches to hear some of their favorite quotes or quotes that were especially motivational or inspirational for them.

We kick off this format with a coach who is a good friend of mine. His name is Mark Albert. Mark is a Cross Country coach and a newly retired basketball coach in Hamilton, Montana. Mark is one of those coaches who you would love to have your child be coached by and who you would love to have on your staff. He is all about kids and trying to provide them a positive athletic experience that also teaches kids life lessons.

His quote today is a great one from former NFL football coach, Dick Vermeil. "If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting." Listen in as Mark explains what the quote means to him and then tells a few stories of experiences with his teams that help to illustrate the power of that quote.

I failed to mention in the episode that Mark spoke on the TedX stage this past year. It was a great TedTalk on a subject that needs to be taught in all high schools around the country. You can watch the TedTalk at the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXO0eT9Eyqo

If you would like to connect with Mark, he can be reached through his school/athletics webpage here - https://www.hsd3.org/Domain/124.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

Last week our quote was from John Wooden, a man considered by many people to be the greatest college basketball coach ever. This week we hear from the guy who is probably the closest to Wooden in that regard, Mike Krzyzewski, or as he is often referred to, Coach K. Like Wooden, Coach K has a ton of great quotes. He has also written numerous books on leadership and team-building, and I highly recommend you check them out. My favorite is Leading with the Heart. There is so much great information in there and so much that is quotable. I'm not sure if today's quote came from that book or somewhere else, but I do know that the quote is one of those that is so good and has multiple layers to it. "A leader needs to be a part of a mutual adaptation that forms a combination of the best of everyone." Lots to unpack there, so check out this week's episode to hear how I do that.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

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Today's episode comes to us from the late, great college basketball coach, John Wooden. We could actually devote an entire podcast to the quotes of John Wooden and never run out of material to talk about. Today's quote is a short one, but it packs a powerful punch, and it is one I have used for years with my teams when talking about the concept of Confidence. The quote is simply, "Confidence comes from being prepared." Oh my gosh - such a short quote, yet so much power in it and quite a bit to unpack there. Check out the episode to hear my thoughts on it.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

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Today's episode is the sixth and final episode in our short series on Integrity. This quote comes to us from Former US Senator Alan Simpson. "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." I wanted to wrap up this series with this idea that no matter what else you say and do and live by, if you have integrity, none of the other ones will matter all that much because you are living the right way. Conversely, if you don't have integrity, nothing else will matter because people will not care what your other qualities are; they will never be able to get past your lack of integrity.
In the episode, I mentioned that I am a speaker for Proactive Coaching and that we usually use this quote as part of our wrap-up of our presentation called, "Life Lessons for Athletes." If you would like to find out more about Proactive Coaching, our materials, our presentations, or having one of us out to speak to your organization, check us out at www.proactivecoaching.info. Also, click here to check out the Proactive Coaching Facebook page where over 850,000 coaches, athletes, and parents are following us.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

Today's episode is the 5th episode in the short series I am doing on Integrity. Today's quote comes to us from educator, author, and self-help guru, Stephen Covey. "Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect." There are a couple of key messages in this quote that I unpack in the episode. If you are a coach, teacher, parent, leader of young people, you are looked at as an authority figure. You will also espouse messages and ideas from a standpoint of some sort of moral base. But notice the word "following" in the quote. It's not just about teaching these important elements; it's about living them!

**Full Disclosure** In the episode, I mentioned that these quotes come from my gift booklet called, "Senior Salute," that I wrote for coaches to give to their senior athletes on their Senior Nights or at their end-of-season banquets. I will follow Covey's advice here and be honest with you and tell you that three of the six quotes in the series are in the original version of the book. This one and three others will be part of the new, updated, and expanded version of the book that will be coming out this fall. I am doubling the number of quotes in each chapter of the book to make it even more motivational and inspirational. I will be selling it on Amazon as well as on my website. It should be out by October.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

Today's quote is the fourth in our short series on Integrity. It comes to us from one of the icons of the world, Oprah Winfrey. Oprah says, "Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not." There are a few things to unpack here in this quote, and they are very good lessons for coaches to use with their athletes and teams. So check out the episode for some ideas on this quote and a message or two to focus on with your kids.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

Today's quote is the third in our series on Integrity. It comes to us from Congressman and former college football player, J.C. Watts. Watts said, "Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking, There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught." We have probably all known people like this. Make sure that you never get swept up into believing in those concepts. True character and integrity are about doing what is right and doing it to the best of your ability all the time.

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Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.

Today's quote is the second quote in my new series on Integrity. It comes to us from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote is a great one to follow up the last quote by W. Clement Stone. In that quote, Stone talked about how we need to have the courage to do the right thing. In today's quote, Dr. King says, "It's always the right time to do the right thing." This is such an important message for us all to remember. It's imperative that coaches live and model this quote, but it's equally imperative that they teach and instill this concept in their players.

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For more information to help you on your road to becoming your best, check us out at SlamDunkSuccess.com or email me at [email protected].

Our new background music, starting with Episode 300, is "Pulse of Time - Corporate Rock" by TunePocket.

Our background music for the first 5 years of the podcast was "Dance in the Sun" by Krisztian Vass.