But I really wanted to talk about "one more" in a different context.
In "The Hard Hat", Jon Gordon describes the brief, intense life of George Boiardi who died in a freak lacrosse accident while starring for Cornell. One more meant doing a little more to become so much more.
In "The Compound Effect", Darren Hardy wrote about becoming 1% better every day. He shared the power of exponential growth through tracking and action.
We had a tough game where our leading rebounder and scorer couldn't attend because of another commitment. Before the game, I asked our players for "one more rebound" each, although I've asked for "one more" positive play - which could be a steal, taking a charge, a great pass, setting a drag screen to free a teammate. The players responded and we earned a win against a team that had beaten us four times the previous year.
As Coach Wooden reminded his players, "Little things make big things happen."
