Matt Campbell said, "If you fall in love with the process, eventually the process will love you back."
— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) April 4, 2025
"You've got to be prepared for your opportunity when it's ready to love you."
The process tests your patience before it rewards you.
It means stay committed and prepared. pic.twitter.com/TXZjNdpSE3
Every day tests our process. New White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth commented, "I try to win every at bat." Play present and put the last 'shot' in the rear view mirror. Don't let a previous experience bleed into this play.
Process defines outcome. But it takes time, whether "10,000 hours" or something else. A trained medical specialist takes 12-15 years of college, medical school, and postgraduate training (4-7 years). Nobody picks up a basketball and is NBA-ready. The new normal is that many college coaches ignore high school players and compete for "known" commodities. A high school player might say, "that's not fair." That's reality.
Plateaus and setbacks punctuate the journey. Disappointment and disaffection with outcome happen too frequently. Some people just quit. Quests become quixotic. "Win the moment, this possession."
Serve your local community - home, school, team. If that's writing the best book report possible, do it. If it's "do five more" in the weight room, do it. Adopt the "get to" not the "have to" mentality.
Love learning. Study harder. Whether it's watching games, clinics, or video, better study translates. As student or teacher, "explain it to me as though I'm a five year-old."
Embrace the grind. Ask better questions. "What if?"
Experience joy in doing the work. The work pays you.
Lagniappe. How many of you were three-sport athletes? Coach Dags weighs in.
MULTI SPORT ATHLETE
— Steve Dagostino (@DagsBasketball) April 4, 2025
Playing multiple sports is getting tougher and tougher for young athletes. The overlapping of in season and off season tbh has gotten out of control.
That being said, the benefit that playing multiple sports has been documented over and over again. I try… pic.twitter.com/iAwbgJLa6i
Lagniappe 2. Dan Campbell on Patriots new defensive coordinator Terrell Williams: “He understood the personality of players,” Campbell recalled this week at the annual league meetings. “To watch him, like, he treated every player differently, man. Some guys he prodded, some guys he loved up, some guys would just walk and whisper in their ear and watch them go. He’s got a knack about understanding how to make people go and understanding that not everybody’s the same. Unbelievable dude.”
Lagniappe 3. Touch the line. Nobody regrets doing their best.
Always touch the 〰️ line. It’s a metaphor for life. Can’t pick and choose when it’s convenient for you. Champions can’t negotiate with standards. Meet and exceed pic.twitter.com/Zjzn2ErlBf
— Coach Ray Ostrowski (@CoachRayO3313) April 3, 2025
