The Load

From Coach Patchett...

It's not the Load that breaks you down, its the way you carry it.

Together We Win

While less proverbial, here is a much more important message from Coach Patchett...

If you were on the Study table list, you are to come to Study tables every Tuesday - Thursday. Most of you are not taking this seriously and are not showing up. Starting tomorrow those of you who miss can expect to start running a mile for every study table that you miss. You will not be given your equipment until you finish your miles. You must be committed to your studies.

This is serious stuff, guys. If you know someone skipping out, keep in mind they're not just skipping out on their future, but also on the team. Be accountable. Encourage your teammates to commit to excellence. If your brother falls, you pick him up. We don't want anyone to be ineligible come next fall. We need everyone! Together we win.

Great Expectations

From Coach Patchett...

To achieve anything, we must first expect it of ourselves.

When You Have Plenty of Goals...

From Coach Patchett - 

If you're bored with life, you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things. You do not have enough GOALS.

MJ: 9000, 300, 26

One of my favorite MJ quotes today...

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.  

 - Michael Jordan

The Midas Guts

From Coach Patchett...

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.  - Dan Gable

Forming the Right Habits

From Coach Patchett...

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
                                           -Vince Lombardi

Which kind of habits are you creating now?

Three Simple Rules

From Coach Patchett...

Three simple rules to being a good teammate: Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

It's Science... or Math.

From Coach Patchett...

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

The Price of a Champion

From Coach Patchett...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. 

What price are you willing to pay to be a champion? How much of your life will you spend lifting, running and studying?

Our Windows

From Coach Patchett...

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. Our windows to do something great, to be the best that we can at all we attempt in life is short. At the end of it all , are you going have something left in the tank, to be wasted in eternity? Or are you going to be the best that you can be and exhaust all your talents so at the end of it all you have nothing more to give.

Lead the Pack

From Coach Patchett...

“The dog in the back of the pack never sees the sunshine!”  

Be the person who's in front… who wins every race, who starts every drill, who gets A’s on all their tests.  Be a leader, be a lead dog… Lead the Pack!

An Opportunity In Disguise

Here's some New Year's wisdom from Coach Patchett... 

Happy NEWYEAR!! As we set goals for the new year, keep this quote in mind:

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you chose to carry it.” - Holtz.

See all obstacles as challenges and then over come them! Do not allow setbacks or roadblocks to discourage you! See every setback as an opportunity.

What about the cookie crumbling?

Another proverb from Coach Patchett...

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces, is likely the one who dropped it. 

- Lou Holtz.

Never complain, just work harder!

Excellence

From Coach Patchett:

“Excellence is not an act, it is a habit.” 

 -Aristotle

Be great at everything you do!

Destiny is Calling

From Coach Patchett...

“Believe deep down in your heart that you are destined to do great things” 

If we do not believe, it will never happen. We are what we think we are.

Without hard work...

Hot on the heels of yesterday's top tens, Coach Patchett offers up another proverb:

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds”

Outwork your opponents everyday!

-Coach Patchett

Patchett's Proverbs

Coach Patchett joined the Shamrock Family this year as the offensive line coach. Players could tell you that he quickly became known for his witty sayings both on the field and in the locker room. Often inspirational and sometimes humorous, Coach Patchett brings a wealth of old school knowledge to the field. As such, we asked him to dig deep in his vast treasure chest of life lessons and serve up a saying once per week. We'll call these Patchett's Proverbs, and you should see them as a recurring feature on here Mondays or Tuesdays. Here's one to get us started:

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

Chasing greatness makes our character and our resolve stronger.