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SUCCESS BEGINS WITH YOU!!!!
Keep All Doors Open
As an student athlete, you need to give yourself every opportunity to succeed. The better you are in the classroom the more opportunities you will have in the future. Everyone would like to play at the top level of collegiate competition, but we all know those opportunities are limited. The ultimate goal, however, is to end up at a school that is the best match for you. The more you excel in the classroom, the more choices you will have from which to pick.
Be Committed
Once you have decided to be a student athlete as your goal, you need to set your game plan and be rigid in keeping your every action toward accomplishing that end result. It's easy to stray from the disciplines it takes to be successful; only the strong-willed reach their goal.
Ask For Help
Even though the bulk of your success rests with your attitude and your efforts, it's smart to learn from those who have been where you want to go. It doesn't matter if you're talking about physical training, improving technical skills, or mental maturity; seek help from those who know what it takes to max out one's potential. Be involved in your own success.
Work to Improve
As you work up the athletic ladder the competition gets tougher and tougher. Everybody you will face at the next level will be as good as or better than the best of the best you have already faced. The great athletes thrive on competition and know if you don't get better you are doomed for failure.
Be a Leader
Just as others have done for you, you have an obligation to pay back and pay forward. The examples you set may well be the standard other athletes will use as their guidelines in the future. Remember, the best leaders are those who lead by example. Be one that shows them and not just tell them!
Learn from Failure
Your road to success is a rocky one. There will be ups and downs along the way and it's important to not dwell on the failures but use them as motivators. Every failure is learning and growing experience. Getting knocked down is going to happen, the key is to get back up and go again. Just like errors on the dirt, it’s not the error, it’s the reaction to it.
Believe in Yourself
Confidence in yourself and your convictions is the self-motivator to finish the job. Never waiver from your belief in your own abilities. Others can help but you have to have the grit and determination to do it yourself. The long hours of physical and mental preparation fall solely on your shoulders; be proud.
HOW DO I SUCCEED AS A PLAYER!!
1. Always be positive. We can find a solution to every problem. In thinking positive, your outlook is now easier and better enjoyed. When you think positive, even failing becomes a positive event.
2. Don’t make excuses. This is the biggest waste of time! We make excuses for our lack of drive, our laziness, and because we’re used to it. When you focus on the negative, you’re guaranteed your result will be the negative. Break the habit of making excuses!
3. Take responsibility. Most people blame their problems on someone else, or something they can’t control. Ask yourself this: Is what I’m trying to do possible? Have other people done this? If the answer is “yes” its up to you.
4. Set your goals. Your goal is to accomplish the task at hand. Set that goal, focus on it, imagine it completed and it will happen. Maybe not today, but it will happen if you focus on it daily.
5. Learn from your mistakes. If you don’t learn from each mistake, you’ll just continue the same pattern. If you learn from every mistake, you get closer to the result each time you fail. To succeed you will need to either FIND a way....or make one!
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