WIN THE NEXT PLAY

A PATH TO BETTER BASKETBALL AND A BETTER LIFE

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Basketball

Coach Thorsted

Today is a great day to play basketball. Why? Every day is a great day to play basketball.

Make the most of this magic moment.

Good things happen when you attack the basket.

If you haven’t shot an embarrassing air ball, missed a wide open lay-up, or had your shot blocked into the stands, you are not a basketball player.

“Basketball isn’t a game. It’s an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget ’em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters: getting buckets.” – Kyrie Irving

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

Basketball is meditation in motion.

My Most Important Principle

I go through my Check-in Checklist often. I update it often, too. I was having trouble sleeping tonight, and going through my Check-in Checklist wasn’t helping like it usually does. This may surprise you, but I have a tendency to overthink things (pause for shocked gasps). So, I got up and decided to re-write my …

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Inhale calmness. Exhale awareness.

Play to the rhythm of the world.

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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