'We have verbal leaders who are less concerned about popularity than they are about holding everyone to their highest standards while driving teammates to their potential.
This is accountability and integrity.
We demand that everyone get on board with this,'
Anson Dorrance

Winning teams have a 'collective responsibility'.

'Nothing is guaranteed in this league.
We could not have done it without a collective responsibility.
Us working together every single day, practicing hard, doing the little things.
We should reward ourselves by playing hard.'

'They have really bought in to each other.

And that, more than anything, is more important than buying in to a system or the coaching staff.

They want to win with each other.

That, to me, is the pinnacle of team.

To get a group that wants to do it for one another.'

The most important thing is really staying in the moment and staying present. That’s what the zone is. You’re just simply here in the present and the only thing that matters is right in front of you. The trick is how do you do that? Kobe Bryant

The disciplined mind of a

'When talent meets talent, talent is no longer enough.
Now it's about character.
Now it's about preparation.
Now it's about consistency.
Now it's about who is relentless -who wants it the most.' Inky Johnson

Talent is required, but habits and character divide good from great.

There is a difference between great and greatness.

Great can be achieved by an individual.
Greatness?
Greatness is about combining individual talents to elevate the entire team.
Prioritize the team, and greatness will follow.

Is your effort to 'just finish' or is it to 'win at winning'?

'Everybody knows how to compete at something.
For most people, when they compete - they want to just finish.
Then, you have people that win - once.
Then, you have individuals that win at winning.'

Those who want to be great inspire others with their leadership, character and relentless passion to see others experience multiple levels of success.

“We want sustained success so we have to do that by winning every day,” Kirby Smart

Make winning a habit.

“Not one single play wins a basketball game or loses a basketball game. You can look at one play and say that killed us or hurt us but we should have done a better job to make sure we didn’t leave the game up to chance,” Paige Bueckers

Winners make no excuses.

Love tough matters more than tough love.

'I love you, but I am going to hold you accountable.
I am going to set the standard of what it looks like and then along the way I'm gonna encourage you and challenge you - and be there for you to meet this standard. I love you too much

'You can become great on talent alone.
But you can't become the champion you're capable of without working on the fundamentals.
Don't deceive yourself about what the game requires.
Be about practice.'

Paul Rabil from 'The Way of the Champion

'You can't ever get complacent.
You're either getting better or you're getting worse.
You never stay the same.
If you are comfortable, then you are not getting better and somebody is catching you.' Curt Cignetti

📽️Adam Breneman

“To continue to do everything I can to impact winning. That’s always been my focus, trying to help the team in different ways. For me it’s whatever it takes. I really just want to win,”

Winners understand what it takes to make a difference for their team to be successful.

Effective team players are adaptable, willing to support their teammates, and always ready to adjust their roles.

A team player celebrates the success of the group and learns from every collective challenge.

“Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and high achievers don’t like mediocre people,” Nick Saban

The qualities of leadership are reflected in the standards set for the team.

'The best players don't always win.
The players that play the best do.
That's why we work so hard, that's why we train so hard. That's why we focus so much on practicing better than anybody has ever practiced before.'

PrACTice LIKE A CHAMPION

'While I was Coach Wooden's easiest recruit, I was also his worst nightmare.
I lead him to write a special maxim: To Bill Walton, it's the things you learn after you know it all that count.
As a coach-a leader-the two most valuable tools you have: the word 'no' and the bench'

'My bad isn’t accepted here.
We have a commitment to excellence.
You need to do what you are supposed to do - instead of looking like you’re doing what you’re supposed to do.'
COACH PRIME

Great teams only do things two ways: the right way or again.