New Testament
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Persistence
Coach John Wooden loved reading. He could recite whole passages of his favorite books. One of his favorite poems about success was “Press On” by Calvin Coolidge. Nothing in the...
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Watch Your Own Behavior
San Diego Chargers running back Melvin Gordon, going into his third season, said he was ‘fired up’ to play for his new coach, Anthony Lynn. He had just arrived...
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What Matters Most?
Michael Bradley wrote, “We’ve placed enormous weight on sport, which is why we continue to be shocked every time one of its temples takes a hit from the grubby...
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Repentance Brings Joy
For me, dismissing or suspending a team member was the last resort and always emotionally painful for everyone involved. Sooner or later, you are going to run into an...
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The Need for Humility
If you were making a list of the most hated or disliked college coaches in history, who would you include and why? There is no shortage of these types of...
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The Problem of Evil
On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clipped a stand of trees and crashed into a hillside in Kenova, West Virginia....
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A Winning Pre-Game Talk
Before the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, Coach Tom Osborne quoted these words from the New Testament. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of...
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Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Nothing frustrates a coach more than players leaving their playbooks lying on the locker room floor. There are always a few players who think, “When all else fails, read...
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The First Priority
Coach John Wooden had a clear set of priorities: faith, family, and friends. This excerpt from How to Be Like Coach Wooden by Pat Williams shows his commitment to...
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