WIN THE NEXT PLAY

A PATH TO BETTER BASKETBALL AND A BETTER LIFE

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Coach Thorsted

Win the next play!

“Win the next play!” is my motto. It was born in basketball, but it now lives in every aspect of my life. My basketball teams break every huddle and end every practice or game with an exclamation of “Win!”. My players know that when we say win, we are not talking about winning on the …

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Centered awareness is consciousness of and from the soul.

Playing basketball is a lot of fun. Playing is the key word. Playing is fun.

Friendships mean more to me than championships.

Be a winner, not a whiner.

Be humble in victory or defeat.

When I say “good morning”, I mean it.

Trust in the strength and wisdom of your soul.

If you don’t judge some books by their cover, you’re going to spend your entire life looking for the right book.

Sharks don’t care whether you’re good or bad, or nice or mean to them. They will try to eat you either way. Do your best to avoid sharks. If you are attacked by a shark, you have to fight back. You have no other options at that point. This also applies to human sharks.

Change “I have to” to “I get to.”

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  • Awareness
  • Basketball
  • Being Present
  • Centering
  • Culture
  • Death
  • Haikus
  • History
  • Humor
  • Identity
  • Learning
  • Life
  • Love
  • Moon Musings
  • Nature
  • Parenting
  • Purpose
  • Self-Care
  • Spirituality
  • Stories
  • Travel
  • Walking
  • Winning
  • Work