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The Character Way

My humility will not halt My caring will not crumble My effort will not ease My teamwork will not terminate My courage will not crack My discipline will not disintegrate My perseverance will not perish My initiative will not idle … Continue reading

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Character & Mental Toughness – Pennies

  I keep coming back to the same thought today; pennies. People leave one or take one in the convenience store. People drop one or pass one on the ground, and never bother to pick it up. “Not worth the … Continue reading

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Character & Mental Toughness – Why?

In the state where I coach, we have pretty strict rules about how often we may meet with our teams. As such, I frequently send articles or notes to them via their homeroom teacher. Here is a recent one. -bmoore … Continue reading

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Character & Mental Toughness- USMC Leadership Principles Adapted for Athletics

Leadership Principles This document is based on Marine Corps leadership principles from The Website for Young Marines. It has been adapted for use by our players. One hopes that others are wise enough to realize that these principles do not … Continue reading

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Character & Mental Toughness – Seek

I sent my players this Sports Illustrated article from 1999 on a young tight end named Tony Gonzalez. Then I wrote them this little note: If you got this far and read all of this, good for you! Most guys, … Continue reading

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