16 Reasons
Why Athletes Are
More Successful in Life
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LESSON 1:
WORK ETHIC BEATS TALENT
"If you can't outplay them, outwork them." -Ben Hogan
LESSON 2:
ROLE OF A TEAM PLAYER
"Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with her/his role on the team." – Scottie Pippen
LESSON 3:
BEING COACHABLE
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
– John Wooden
LESSON 4:
HANDLING ADVERSITY
"It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important."
—Pat Riley
LESSON 5:
BEING COMPETITIVE
“Champions don't show up to get everything they want; they show up to give everything they have.”
- Alexander den Heijer.
LESSON 6:
APPRECIATING DELAYED GRATIFICATION
"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
LESSON 7:
BEING GOAL DRIVEN
"Set your goals high, and don't stop 'till you get there."
– Bo Jackson
LESSON 8:
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
"Amateurs do things 'till they get it right. Pros do it 'till they can't get it wrong." —Steven Jackson
LESSON 9:
BEING SELFLESS
"A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group." —Kareem Abdul Jabbar
LESSON 10:
BEING A RISK TAKER
"If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve to be successful!"
—Charles Barkley
LESSON 11:
FOCUSING ON EFFORT
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
– Bruce Lee
LESSON 12:
CONFIDENCE BREEDS SUCCESS
"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win." – Carl Lewis
LESSON 13:
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
"A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example." – Joe Dimaggio
LESSON 14:
ALWAYS GIVING GREAT EFFORT
"You're never a loser until you quit trying." —Mike Ditka
LESSON 15:
SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES
"Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them." —Mia Hamm
LESSON 16:
HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE
"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others." —Don Shula
Why Athletes Are
More Successful in Life
AN ARTICLE SUMMARY:
CLICK HERE for the full story from Stack.com.
LESSON 1:
WORK ETHIC BEATS TALENT
"If you can't outplay them, outwork them." -Ben Hogan
LESSON 2:
ROLE OF A TEAM PLAYER
"Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with her/his role on the team." – Scottie Pippen
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| Wesley Wolverine senior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE). |
BEING COACHABLE
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
– John Wooden
LESSON 4:
HANDLING ADVERSITY
"It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important."
—Pat Riley
LESSON 5:
BEING COMPETITIVE
“Champions don't show up to get everything they want; they show up to give everything they have.”
- Alexander den Heijer.
LESSON 6:
APPRECIATING DELAYED GRATIFICATION
"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
LESSON 7:
BEING GOAL DRIVEN
"Set your goals high, and don't stop 'till you get there."
– Bo Jackson
LESSON 8:
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
"Amateurs do things 'till they get it right. Pros do it 'till they can't get it wrong." —Steven Jackson
LESSON 9:
BEING SELFLESS
"A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group." —Kareem Abdul Jabbar
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| Wesley Wolverine sophomore #1 IF Bianca Newsom (Edison, NJ). |
BEING A RISK TAKER
"If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve to be successful!"
—Charles Barkley
LESSON 11:
FOCUSING ON EFFORT
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
– Bruce Lee
LESSON 12:
CONFIDENCE BREEDS SUCCESS
"If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win." – Carl Lewis
LESSON 13:
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
"A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example." – Joe Dimaggio
LESSON 14:
ALWAYS GIVING GREAT EFFORT
"You're never a loser until you quit trying." —Mike Ditka
LESSON 15:
SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES
"Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them." —Mia Hamm
LESSON 16:
HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE
"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others." —Don Shula