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The Making of a Coaching Legend – Brad Stevens

“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

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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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Great Vince Lombardi Quotes

Ten Great Vince Lombardi Quotes:Vince Lombardi statue 300x238 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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Pat Riley on the Fear of Failure

When Your Back is Against the Wall by Pat Riley

“Competition brings out the very best and the very worst in us. Right now, it’s bring out the worst, but if he sticks with it, it’s going to bring out the best.” Pat RileyPat Riley Championship ring 300x180 Pat Riley on the Fear of Failure

“Every now and then, you have your back pushed up against a wall. It seems like there is nobody you can depend on but yourself. That is how the Lakers felt on that day. If they lost, the choke reputation would be chiseled into stone, a permanent verdict. If they won, they had an opportunity to prove they could keep on winning. It was a do or die situation.

Coach Riley faced Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the star center, and said, “When I saw you and your father on the bus today, it made me realize what this whole moment is about. You spent a lot of time with Big Al today. Maybe you needed that voice. Maybe everyone in this room needs to hear that kind of voice right now–the voice of your dad, the voice of somebody in the past who was there when you didn’t think you could get the job done.”

“A lot of you don’t think you can win today. A lot of you don’t think you can beat the Celtics. I want each of you to close your eyes and listen.” And they did.

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