Notable Quotes
BELIEF IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION: INVENT YOURSELF AND BELIEVE.
SING AS IF NO ONE WERE LISTENING
DANCE AS IF NO ONE WERE WATCHING
LIVE EVERYDAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST
DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
“SOME ROUTES NEED NOT BE NECESSARILY BE TAKEN” SUN TZU
“THE GREATEST GENERAL IS HE WHO MAKES THE FEWEST MISTAKES” NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
THE TRICK IS TO EXPERIENCE EACH MOMENT WITH A CLEAR MIND AND AN OPEN HEART. WHEN YOU DO THAT THE GAME AND LIFE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF
MOJO IS A MAGIC CHARM OR SPELL, “PERSONAL MAGNETISM”
THE CHINESE HAVE “CHI”, “THE NATURAL ENERGY OF THE UNIVERSE”
THE INDIANS HAVE “SHAKTI”, “AN ENCOMPASSING UNIVERSAL FORCE”
THE JAPANESE HAVE “KI” AND OF COURSE STAR WARS HAS “THE FORCE”
WHAT’S YOUR MOJO?
“THE WILL TO WIN IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE WILL TO PREPARE TO WIN” NBC CAMP
“EXPERIENCE IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU WANT”
THE MORE TACTICAL GAME YOU PLAY THE MORE THEY HAVE TO DANCE TO YOUR TUNE.
MUHAMMAD ALI USED THE “ROPE A DOPE” DEFENSE. NORTH CAROLINA USED THE “4 CORNERS” OFFENSE. MICHAEL CHANG USED UNDERHAND SERVES AS HIS “PIECE DE RESISTANCE” IN THE 1989 FRENCH OPEN. WHAT IS YOUR “PIECE DE RESISTANCE?”
BRICK WALLS ARE THERE FOR A REASON.
GREAT PITCHERS USE THE STRIKE COUNT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE AND MAKE THE BATTERS GAMBLE. BATTERS ATTACK THE BALL WHEN THE BASES ARE LOADED.
REMEMBER “THERE’S A TIME TO EXPLORE AND A TIME TO ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF HOME.”
JUST LIKE IN BASEBALL, THE HIGH BALL IS HARDER TO CONNECT.
DOUBLES:
RUDYARD KIPLING………SECOND JUNGLE BOOK
NOW THIS IS THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE. AS OLD AND AS TRUE AS THE SKY, AND THE WOLF THAT SHALL KEEP IT MAY PROSPER BUT THE WOLF THAT SHALL BREAK IT MUST DIE. AS THE CREEPER THAT GIRDLES THE TREE TRUNK THE LAW RUNNETH FORWARD AND BACK FOR THE STRENGTH OF THE PACK IS THE WOLF AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS THE PACK.
SELL YOURSELF ON THE COURT. DON’T BE A BLANK CANVAS. START WITH A PENCIL SKETCH AND CREATE YOUR MASTERPIECE.
ON VISUALIZATION: THE IDEA IS TO CODE THE IMAGE OF A SUCCESSFUL SHOT IN YOUR VISUAL MEMORY SO WHEN A SIMILAR SHOT EMERGES IN A GAME IT WOULD SEEM TO PARAPHRASE YOGI BERRA “LIKE DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN.”