“I couldn’t have asked them to do anything more.” Brad Stevens

The Making of a Coaching Legend: Brad Stevens –  Head Coach of the Butler Bulldogs

My first memory of Butler Head Coach Brad Stevens has him soaring sky-high to chest bump a player after a big win in last season’s tournament. It would be easy to drop a lot of stats about Stevens, the second youngest coach to make it to the NCAA Championship game, but stats don’t make the man. This article is about desire – having the conviction to chase that big dream deep inside you, the one you should never give up on.

Brad Stevens worked for the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, a great job, but not his dream. In one bold move, he changed everything, and in doing so, he changed his destiny. Stevens quit his great paying job, took a job at Applebee’s restaurant and planned to move into a friend’s basement. Why? Because he was offered the opportunity to volunteer in the Butler basketball office: Yep – Volunteer. That’s how bad he wanted it, he was willing to sacrifice everything, and demonstrate the conviction needed to capture those distant dreams hearts can only whisper about. Coach Stevens met his destiny halfway and the forces of the universe responded with a series of fortunate events that led to him to his dream.

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Ten Great Vince Lombardi Quotes:

10.  “In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.”  Vince Lombardi

9.  “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.” Vince Lombard

8. “Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.” Vince Lombardi quotes

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