Passion versus Technique

Saw this on a tee shirt:  "We are not great swimmers because of our technique, we are great swimmers because of our passion."

Enjoy a good laugh..

Rosel, 56, was driving the 2005 Prius on March 9 when she reported that it sped up on its own down a driveway and slammed into a stone wall despite her braking.

Marraccini said the car's computers showed that the Prius' top speed down the driveway was 35 mph and it was going 27 mph when it hit the wall.

The finding concurs with that of U.S. safety regulators, who said last week that the car's computers showed the throttle was open and the brakes not applied.

Your future is not your past

"Don't live in the past tense."  Anoymous

The proper way to train.

Teaching a trade:  From author John Maxwell

1) I do it -- to become good at it and have an understanding
2) I do it -- and you watch to see how it should be done properly
3) You do it -- and I watch you to make sure you are doing it right
4) You do it on your own when you become proficient

Even bad teams have a diamond in the rough

Here's the take on Stephen Curry, the rookie guard for the Golden State Warriors {from SF Gate}:

1. Late at night, 10 or 11 o'clock on non-game nights, Curry lets himself into the Warriors' practice gym in downtown Oakland, and shoots.  These sessions are on top of the half hour or so of extra shooting Curry does after team practices

2. He can play, but the shot wasn't there at first. In the Warriors' summer-league games, Curry's shooting was, he said, "terrible," and during preseason, it was only "OK," which doesn't get you to where Curry wanted to get. So he works. While he gradually adjusted to the height, quickness and athleticism of the league's defenders, he kept practicing, shooting.

3. "He doesn't care how many shots he misses. He thinks he is going to make the next one. That confidence rubs off on the other guys and makes you forget he is a rookie."

4.  Warriors coaches say he is extremely responsive to suggestions.

     a. Some weeks ago, the coaches told Curry to get to the free-throw line more often, do more penetration.  Done.

     b. The coaches told him to come off the screens faster and more aggressively, thinking shot first.  He's doing that, while teaching himself to see the court clearly at the increased speed.

Full article on Stephen Curry 

 

From the book, Raving Fans ( a parable) by Ken Blanchard

"Laziness, stupidity, stuck in a rut, closed-minded, love of tradition, fear of the future, bullheaded, pigheaded, noheaded, who knows.  Two things are for sure, however.  One, those people aren't listening to customers, and two, they don't want Raving Fans."

(Anyone you know? :-))

Working Hard to be ready

"If it takes staying late or coming in early, I'm all about it because I have to take enough reps to feel like I'm prepared to play the game."  New A's third baseman, Kevin Kouzmanoff