Here are a few (annotated) excerpts from the chapter Make Winning an Attitude.
1. "Attitude is a choice." Attitude reflects the message we tell ourselves. Attitude appears in our physical appearance, the content and tone of our speech, and in our body language.
2. "No one has ever gotten anywhere by being negative." Henry Ford said, "whether you believe you can or you can't, you're right." Negative people lower the energy level. Negative people aren't about sharing.
3. "Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the things that entitle you to success." This mirrors Coach Wooden's definition of success.
We can also instill confidence. We empower another when we say "I believe in you." But work bridges the difference between an idea and its fruition.
4. "You find your leaders through adversity." We write our narrative according to our ability to respond to challenges. Do we redouble our effort or quit? "Are you going to get up and get in or give up and get out?"
5. "You have 24 hours to celebrate a win or recover from a loss." After the first night of tryouts this week I shared this Bill Belichick quote with the girls, "If you live in the past, you are condemned to die in the present." Every practice is a learning experience. The most important game is the next game. We need to "play present" and use prior experience to grow our future.