1998 INTERNATIONAL COACHES CONFERENCE Saint John, New Brunswick June 25-28, 1998 "QUOTES" "PRACTICE WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT IS MEANINGLESS"

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1 1998 INTERNATIONAL COACHES CONFERENCE Saint John, New Brunswick June 25-28, 1998 "QUOTES" "PRACTICE WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT IS MEANINGLESS" "MAKE YOUR BODY COME ALIVE WITH THE MESSAGE THAT YOU LOVE THE CHALLENGE!" "TOO MANY MEN WHO KNOW ALL ABOUT FINANCIAL VALUES KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HUMAN VALUES" Roy L. Smith "EXPERIENCE IS A HARD TEACHER BECAUSE SHE GIVES THE TEST FIRST, THEN THE LESSON AFTERWARDS" "THE MEDIOCRE TEACHER TELLS, THE GOOD TEACHER EXPLAINS, THE SUPERIOR TEACHER DEMONSTRATES, THE GREAT TEACHER INSPIRES" "IT'S BETTER TO DO ONCE THAN TO TALK HUNDREDS OF TIMES" "THE TRUE WINNER CELEBRATES EXHAUSTION AS A MEASURE OF THEIR COMPLETE EFFORT" "FOR DEFENCEMEN: "IT'S MUCH EASIER TO STOP A 5'11" MAN, THAN IT IS TO STOP A 3" PUCK" - Terry Crisp "LET YOUR GOALS ALWAYS BE GREATER THAN YOUR MEMORIES" Quote Page #1

2 "PEOPLE WHO ARE BUSY PULLING THEIR WEIGHT, DON'T HAVE TIME TO ROCK THE BOAT" "YESTERDAY IS HISTORY... TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY... TODAY IS A GIFT... THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT" "A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IN YOU...BE SURE YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!" "IF YOU ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING BACK CHANCES ARE PRETTY GOOD YOU'LL FALL INTO A HOLE AHEAD" "INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP..START WITH YOUR SHIRT SLEEVES" "WE SHOULD NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE PRIMARY REASON CHILDREN PLAY GAMES AT ALL IS TO HAVE FUN" "SUCCESSFUL, PEOPLE ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN MAKE THEMSELVES DO THOSE THINGS THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING" "THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN WINTER ASKS, WHAT WERE YOU DOING ALL SUMMER?" "TO COACH SOMEONE TO BE THE BEST IS A MUCH HIGHER HONOUR THAN BEING THE BEST" Quote Page #2

3 I "TAKE A DIRECT ROUTE TO THE PUCK AND ARRIVE THERE IN AN UGLY MOOD" DEFINITION: GOAL - A DREAM WITH A DEADLINE "A HURRICANE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW LITTLE RAINDROPS THAT DECIDED TO WORK TOGETHER" "MEN ARE JUDGED BY WHAT THEY FINISH; NOT WHAT THEY START" "I CAN ACCEPT FAILURE EVERYONE FAILS AT SOMETHING BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT NOT TRYING" - MICHAEL JORDAN "WHEN YOU LOSE SAY LITTLE; WHEN YOU WIN SAY LESS" "A TEAM ISN'T JUST A BUNCH OF PLAYERS WEARING THE SAME COLOUR SHIRT" "LOSSES WILL BE TOLERATED ONLY IF THEY CONTAIN A WINNING EFFORT" "CONSIDER THE POSTAGE STAMP - IT'S USEFULNESS CONSISTS IN ITS ABILITY TO STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL IT GETS THERE" "DOING YOUR BEST TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS IS VICTORY DOING LESS IS DEFEAT" "THERE IS ALWAYS FREE CHEESE IN A MOUSETRAP" Quote Page g3 :41:515-

4 ("TELL ME AND I WILL FORGET...SHOW ME AND I WILL REMEMBER...INVOLVE ME AND I WILL LEARN" "ATTITUDE; TWO STONECUTTERS WERE ASKED WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THE FIRST SAID "I'M CUTTING THIS STONE INTO BLOCKS" THE SECOND REPLTFD, "I'M ON A TEAM THAT'S BUILDING A CATHEDRAL" "A MAN IS NOT OLD UNTIL REGRETS TAKE THE PLACE OF DREAMS" "BEHOLD THE TURTLE; HE, MAKES PROGRESS ONLY WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT" - "TRAINING ( DISCIPLINING ) YOUR HEART IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TRAINING THE BODY" "PLAY CANADIAN IN YOUR FACE HOCKEY" "TO BE VANQUISHED AND YET NOT SURRENDER, THAT IS VICTORY" "BE A LEADER: REMEMBER THE LEAD DOG IS THE ONLY ONE WITH A DECENT VIEW" "MAKING MISTAKES WHILE WORKING HARD IS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT MAKING THE MISTAKE OF HARDLY WORKING IS UNACCEPTABLE" "THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PLAYERS - ONES THAT TAKE THE CREDIT AND THE OTHER THAT DOES THE WORK. BE IN THE SECOND GROUP, THERE IS LESS COMPETITION" Quote Page 144

5 "IF YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND YOU BETTER BE WEARING WORICBOOTS" "THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. THEY JUST MAKE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING "ONE FINGER CAN LIFT A PEBBLE" "LEADERSHIP IS TAKEN NOT GIVEN" "YOU HAVE TO TRUST YOURSELF TO BE ABLE TO TRUST OTHERS" "IF YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DID, YOU WILL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ALWAYS GOT" "THE GREAT CONCERN IS NOT WHETHER YOU HAVE FAILED, BUT WHETHER YOU ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR FAILURE" "THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PERSON IS THE PERSON WHO HOLDS ON TO THE OLD JUST AS LONG AS IT IS GOOD AND GRABS THE NEW JUST AS SOON AS IT IS BETTER" "THERE IS NO TRAFFIC JAM ON THE EXTRA MILE" "THOSE WHO PROFIT MOST, ARE THOSE WHO GIVE THE MOST" "POOR TEAMS AVOID GOING TO THE WALL WHERE AS GOOD TEAMS MAKE AN EFFORT TO GO THERE - CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS HOWEVER GO THROUGH THE WALL" Quote Page #5

6 ("BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW...AND CHEW LIKE HELL" "THE WILL TO WINNING IS FIRST DEVELOPED BY WINNING, THEN BY LOSING, AND LATER STILL - WINNING OVER THOSE TO WHOM YOU HAVE LOST" "LUCK IS THE RESIDUE OF DESIGN" "A LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR SIDE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MY SIDE" FOR A GOALIE "MY GOAL IS TO DENY YOU YOURS" "THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY" "IT IS A MISTAKE TO LOOK TOO FAR AHEAD. ONLY ONE LINK IN THE CHAIN OF DESTINY CAN BE EIANDLED AT A TIME" "GREAT COACHES'S INSTINCT...IS THE INSTINCT OF ALWAYS BEING OPTIMISTIC, ALWAYS SENSING POSSIBILITIES... WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, ALWAYS IMAGINING WAYS OF MAKING THEM GO RIGHT" "EVERY MAN IS THE ARCHITECT OF HIS OWN FORTUNE" "AN OUNCE OF ETFART WEIGHS MORE THAN AN POUND OF MUSCLE" "GOOD, BETTER, BEST, THE GOOD NEVER REST, TILL THE GOOD GET BETTER, AND THE BETTER BECOME THE BEST" Quote Page #6

7 "EVERYONE LIKES TO WORK ON THEIR STRENGTHS BUT WINNERS WORK ON THEIR WEAKNESSES UNTIL THEY BECOME THEIR STRENGTHS" "YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND" "ONE GOOD DAY AT THE BEACH DOES NOT GUARANTEE A LIFE FROM THE SEA" "THE OBJECT OF A TEACHER IS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO WORK WITHOUT THEM" "A TRUE COACH SHOULD ALWAYS, AND IN EVERYTHING, BE A LITTLE AHEAD OF HIS WORDS" "LOSERS ARE LOST IN THE DARK OF THE TUNNEL, WHILE WINNERS SEE THE DARK AS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT" "DON'T JUST PLAY, COMPETE" "VICTORY BRINGS YOU SKY HIGH, BUT THE NEXT DAY, GET OFF YOUR CLOUD, IT'S A NEW GAME" "ALWAYS DO RIGHT! THAT WILL GRATIFY SOME PEOPLE AND ASTONISH THE REST" "EVERYTHING IS DIFFICULT, BEFORE IT BECOMES EASY" "A TEAM IS LIKE A CHAIN. THE STRENGTH OF A CHAIN IS DETERMINED BY EACH LINK. THE STRENGTH OF EACH LINK IS DETERMINED BY WHAT IT'S MADE OF. WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF" J Quote Page t"7

8 "IF YOU WIN AND DO NOT PLAY FAIR, THAN YOU WILL NOT WIN AT ALL" "PERSISTENCE REMOVES RESISTANCE" "KNOWING HOW TO BE A GOOD LOSER IS AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING HOW TO WIN" "SUCCESS IS TO BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WHEN EVER THE ODD'S ARE NOT" "REMEMBER, WHEN YOU ARE NOT PRACTISING, SOMEWHERE SOMEONE IS AND WHEN YOU MEET THEM THEY WILL WIN" "THE STRENGTH OF THE PACK IS IN THE WOLF AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS IN THE PACK" "CHALLENGING YOURSELF PROVIDES THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR SUCCESS" "THE BEST TEACHER IS RECEPTIVE, DAY AFTER DAY, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON" "IF YOU DON'T LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES THERE IS NO SENSE IN MAKING THEM" "FAILURE IS NOT FATAL, BUT FAILURE TO CHANGE MIGHT BE" "DUST MAKES MOUNTAINS ( EVERYTHING MATTERS )" Quote Page "8

9 "IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, YOU ARE RUNNING ABOUT AVERAGE" "THOSE WHO BELIEVE NOTHING IS POSSIBLE WILL EVENTUALLY PROVE IT" "THE GOOD HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE HAPPY TO WIN THE ODD GAME, THE GREAT HOCKEY PLAYERS WANT TO WIN EVERY GAME" "NOTHING INSTILLS GREATER PRIDE THAT EFFORT" "EVERY ATHLETE HAS THE WILL TO WIN, THE CHAMPION HAS THE WILL TO PREPARE TO WIN" "WIN TODAY TOGETHER AND WE WILL WALK TOGETHER FOREVER" "IF YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE HELPING PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY WANT YOU WILL ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT" "HE THAT IS GOOD FOR MAKING EXCUSES IS SELDOM GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE" "TO BECOME A LEADER YOU MUST FIRST LEARN TO FOLLOW" "WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING; WANTING TO IS" "THERE IS NO SHORTCUTS. THE MINUTE YOU GET AWAY FROM FUNDAMFNTALS AND HARDWORK THE BOTTOM CAN FALL OUT" Quote Page #9

10 I "HOW YOU SELECT PEOPLE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW YOU MANAGE THEM ONCE THEY ARE ON THE JOB. IF YOU START WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE YOU WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS LATER ON" "IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IF NO ONE CARES WHO GETS THE CREDIT" "BEING A HOCKEY PLAYER IS NOT ABOUT ATTITUDE; ITS ABOUT A WAY OF LIFE" "TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR TALENTS" "ABILITY MAY GET YOU TO THE TOP BUT IT TAKE CHARACTER TO KEEP YOU THERE" Quote Page #10

11 CHANGE If you're not riding the wave of change...you'll find yourself beneath it! In today's world there are two kinds of companies...the quick and the dead! A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn! COMPETITION Whoever said it's whether you win or lose that counts, probably lost. FOCUS Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you fail to focus on your goals!!! Focus on your strengths - channel your energy into developing them. DETERMINATION The race is not always to the swift...but to those who keep on running!!! The difference between a successful person and others is not the lack of strength, not the lack of knowledge, but rather the lack of will!!! TEAMWORK Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Coming together is a beginning...keeping together is progress...working together is success!!!

12 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has!!! Teamwork divides the task and doubles the success!!! Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon things!!! PERSEVERANCE The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will!!! QUALITY The race for quality has no finish line!!! It's not so much what you do, but how you do it that really matters!!! SUCCESS The harder you work...the luckier you get!!! Some people dream of success...while others wake up and work hard at it!!! Success is a journey..not a destination When you accept the hard work policy: Rest assured success will surely follow. Success is not forever, and failure isn't fatal. EFFORT Some people dream of worthly accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them!!!

13 PASSION There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those!!! OPPORTUNITY There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty!!! You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take!!! Don't wait for you ship to come in...swim out to it!!! RISK You can't reach your goals without occasionally taking some long shots!!! you can not discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore!!! GOLF "Golf is mainly played on a five-and-half-inch course...the space between your ears" Bobby Jones GOALS No one can predict to what heights you can soar, even you can not know until you spread your wings!!! Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your mind off your goals!!! CHALLENGES Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm!!!! For every obstacle there is a solution, over, under around or through!!!

14 Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory!!! ATTITUDE Attack every problem with enthusiasm...as if your survival depends on it!!! Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference!!! Keep your face in the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows!!! The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible!!! DIVERSITY Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common...celebrate if every day!!! PERSISTENCE Energy and persistence will conquer all things!!! Persistence prevails when all else fails!!! LEADERS Leaders are like Eagles, they don't flock, you find them one at a lime!!! Leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination!!! COMMITMENT There are no short cuts to 'being the best', it always involves big dreams, and unwavering commitment to pay the price through discipline and hard work. To be a winner., all you need to give is all you have!!!

15 DESIRE Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen...others make it happen!!! SURVIVAL "Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up, it knows it must run faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed...every morning a Lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle...when the sun comes up, you'd better be running" OPTIMISM Every obstacle is a stepping stone to your success!! PRIORITIES A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove., but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child. COURAGE We take risk not to escape life...but to prevent life from escaping us. Do not follow where the path may lead...go instead where there is no path and leave a trail!!! EXCELLENCE The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little extra!!! If you don't seek perfection, you can never reach excellence.

16 ENCOURAGEMENT Play hard... Play clean... Play to win..., but win or lose, you are still my guys. HUMILITY People with humility dont' think less of themselves.., they just think about themselves less. RESPECT The only way you can get respect is to earn it. CAREER Choose work you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

17 Some quotes for you to steal- -Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire. - Fred Shero -The main ingredient of success is the team. -There is no "I" in team. -When you are satisfied with your performance, improvement has stopped. -It's amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit. -In unity there is strength. -The true athlete should have character, not be one. -When all is said and done, more is said than done. -Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it. -Practice that doesn't bring about improvement is about as effective as a parachute that opens on the first bounce. -There is no stationary period. You either improve or you deteriorate. -The difference between good and great is a little extra effort. -Success is costly. Are you willing to pay the price? -What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -There are two kinds of people; those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. - Indira Gandhi -Egotism is the anesthetic which deadens the pain of stupidity. -You can't rationalize stupidity. -T.E.A.M. = Together Everyone Achieves More -We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. - Your attitude determines your altitude. - Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. -The hardest part about doing nothing is knowing when you're through -You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to leave the shore. - You can't steal second with your foot on first. - To those who understand, no explanation is necessary. To those who don't understand, no explanation will suffice. - Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. - It's not being knocked down that counts. It's what you do when you get up. - The harder you work, the harder it is to give up. -Average is like having one foot in ice water and one foot in scalding water. On the average, you're comfortable. -If you can't be advised, you can't be helped. And finally, this one for your new power-play: - We don't care about opponents knowing what we do as long as they don't know when.

18 Quotations for Workshops Compiled by HP TrainingWorks What the heart knows today, the head will understand tomorrow. One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness - it is usually returned. The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention. When you pray, move your feet. Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together. Give me a fish and I eat for the day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Almost everything in life is easier to get into than out of. Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about. It's amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one can do. You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to leave the shore. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. The race is not always to the swift but to those who keep on running. Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius. We cannot direct the wind but we can direct the sails. Attitude determines you altitude. Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Power corrupts the few while weakness corrupts the many. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a rope and hang on. It's not a question of who is right but what is right. Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. See it big, keep it simple. You must have long-range goals to keep from being frustrated by short-range failures.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY THOSE WITH SUCCESSFUL HABITS.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY THOSE WITH SUCCESSFUL HABITS. GIVE a man a fish and he can eat for a day. TEACH a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime. Things that are Convenient aren t always Prudent