Teacher/ Coach James Lawson HS
Tennessee, USA
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Kyle Shanahan says great defenses shouldn't have to trick their opponents
“Coverages are coverages. Fronts are fronts. It’s very rare that a team just does something nobody else does. They just do it better.”
“You try to find ways to attack it, and you can always come up with some new ways in the offseason, but usually a new way has to do with putting a different player in a different spot and finding a better matchup.”
“Seattle is pretty much the same scheme with a lot of the same players, especially at the pivotal spots. They’re into what they do. There’s no reason for them to change.”
“They don’t have to trick too many people. They’re very sound at what they do, and they’re very good at what they do. They make you line up and play.”
“It’s similar to how we were in 2019. Everybody knew what we were doing, but we were really good at it, we had really good players doing it, and we did it over and over again.”
“That’s the best way to build a defense. You don’t have to get lucky with calls or put guys in risky positions.”
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1 in 3 on-air broadcast meteorologists has a degree from Mississippi State 🌩️ Ryan McGee from SEC Nation heard first-hand from an MSU professor and grad student how incredible the program is!
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Nick Saban shares an universal truth about resilience and overcoming adversity.
"You gotta have resiliency. You gotta be able to overcome adversity."
"There can be no great victories in life unless you can overcome adversity."
"You gotta be able to overcome it."
The problem? Too many people come up without experiencing difficult circumstances. They've never had it tough. So when adversity hits, they don't know how to respond.
"You're not gonna be the best player on your team when you go in. You gotta stay focused on the process of what you need to do to become that."
That's the gap. Talent gets you in the door, resilience keeps you there.
Focus on what you can control and focus on getting better
(🎥ESPN )
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Marcus Freeman shares why "leading by example" isn't enough.
"We don't love leaders by example. Because leaders by example are guys that do what they're told to do, they do everything they're asked, right?"
"But they don't say things when their teammates aren't reaching the standard. We can't have that."
Real leadership isn't just performing at the standard. It's protecting the standard.
"We need more leaders. Guys that are willing to hold their teammates accountable because it's gonna make your teammate better."
Accountability isn't about being hard on people. It's about caring enough to not let them settle.
"I wanna make everybody in our organization the best they possibly can be. So if I let you cut corners or I don't say something to you when you're falling under the standard, then I'm not helping push you to the best you can be."
Leading by example is the baseline. Leading with accountability is the standard.
(🎥notredamebusiness)
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George Kittle shares a great listen on the attitude and mindset that drives him.
"In every opportunity, in every circumstance, you have a choice..."
"Am I going to back down or am I going to do something about it?"
Toughness is a decision. Attitude is a choice.
You can always choose how you respond and how you show up.
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Dan Campbell shares the message he gives his team every single year.
"It's all about the work."
"We don't live off reputation - we live off of work. And that's what's gotten us where we're at."
You have to go out there and earn it every year.
"There's a price to be paid. And so we gotta go pay it again."
"That's the message. And it'll always be the message."
No one is going to hand you success.
Success is not given, it's earned.
You earn it from your attitude, your work ethic, and your daily approach.
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Clark Lea shares what the real cost of success is.
"We all as humans want the results now."
"Most people - their tolerance level for suffering, sacrifice, struggle - only goes so far as they're rewarded for it."
"It's challenging when you know you're putting effort in but not seeing the results."
Success requires hard work, patience, and consistency. It means having faith in the process and delayed gratification.
"We've asked for a high level of suffering, sacrifice, and struggle from our players and staff."
"The beauty of it is - we haven't deviated from that ask. That's what we call our team into every day."
The results will come. But only if you stay in it long enough.
Success requires sacrifice and struggle because you can't get where you want without breaking past your current limits.
(🎥 D1 Training)
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Nick Sirianni shares the philosophy that drives all great teams.
"Can you do it by yourself? You can't do it in this sport by yourself. It takes everybody."
"I can't be great without the greatness of others. Period."
No one wins alone.
Greatness requires a team and great teammates.
You need everyone to buy in. Then he gave them the mantra:
"Sometimes you. Sometimes me. Always us."
"Sometimes you. Sometimes me. Always us. Together. Team."
Great teams are connected. They know how to come together.
It requires selflessness, humility, and hard work.
Sometimes you. Sometimes me. Always us.
(🎥 Philadelphia Eagles)
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“You can’t control how big, tall, strong, fast or talented you are, but you can control how competitive, mentally tough, focused, driven or hungry you are.” #Ap2w
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Kirby Smart shares the decision every player has to make before they ever step on the field at Georgia.
"The choice when you came here was - I chose hard. I chose getting coached."
"Constructive criticism is good for you to develop. A lot of schools and coaches don't wanna do that. We still do it here. We do it hard."
"Most of our good players - they embrace that. They want that."
The best players don't run from hard coaching. They run toward it. Then he gave the examples:
"Brock Bowers comes and says, 'How can I get better? Show me another way.' Devonte Wyatt. Javon Bullard. They wanna be coached. They want you to teach them."
"These kids don't really wanna be coached hard. So they gotta make a decision."
You can't be great and choose the easy path.
1. Choose hard.
2. Choose to be coached.
3. Choose to get better.
Not everyone is built for high standards.
(🎥@JoshPateCFB)
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🚨 SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO JUST TRUTH NUKED THE WHOLE WORLD
"They could make our gas $8 a gallon and we wouldn't be able to do ANYTHING about it!"
"A nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever the HELL they want with the Straits — and there's NOTHING anyone would be able to do about it!"
"And that's one of the many reasons, apart from the massive loss of life and a nuclear strike, why Iran can never have a nuclear weapon."
"I mean, so this is an example of if they had a nuclear weapon, they closed the Straits and they would tell the world, what are you going to do about it?!"
"We have a nuclear weapon, we can attack you with it. That's the world NONE of us want to leave behind."
"It won't happen under this President's watch, but some future President and future Americans will have to deal with this. So just one more example by these guys can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon."
He said it perfectly.
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“Hype, predictions or opinions mean nothing, so don’t get caught up in them. Only results matter.” #Ap2w
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Between being "more than an athlete" and fulfilling a personal mission after getting another chance at college, returning to Knoxville to graduate from Tennessee after finishing his degree was a proud moment for Byron Young (@byron_97):
📝 » bit.ly/3Rz6XLQ
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Rep. Wesley Hunt: "What's funny to me is you're mad at the guy who found the fraud, but not mad at the people who wasted your money."
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“You can’t constantly try to take shortcuts or cut corners and expect to consistently compete with those who don’t.” #Ap2w
