I don't have a team, a gym, or a locker room. That reduces the urgency for a "wall of inspiration."
Many of you readers have all of the above and few would even consider what might belong. What works for me might mean little for you.
Suggestions?
Coach Wooden's "Pyramid of Success."
Coach Ellis Lane posted this in high school basketball locker room in 1971. A former player of mine carried her laminated copy in her gym bag every day on the way to becoming a three-sport captain and a graduate of the Naval Academy.
Basketball Quotes
A shorter list emphasizes what you consider "the best."
- "Basketball is sharing." - Phil Jackson
- "Old men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit." - Proverb
- "The game honors toughness."
Images imprint memories. You decide what works for you.
Winning exhausts champions.
Posters
Mia Hamm inspired Anson Dorrance to write this.
Advice
Jay Bilas's "Toughness" article became iconic.
Book Summaries
Read "The Four Agreements." Then, reread.
Miscellaneous (Lessons Learned)
"The ball is gold." (Turnovers kill dreams.)
"Sacrifice."
"Shot selection is the quickest path to basketball improvement."
