Great Quotes for Coaches Podcast

We've got a bit of a departure for you today. I was ready to start a new series for the new month of July, but I have had a thought running around my head over the last month that I can't shake, and I thought, "I'm going to talk about it on the podcast." I will leave it at that, so you can hear what it is when you listen. As always, I am so grateful to all of you who suppo...

We finish up a short series that we started two weeks ago on the concept of Kindness. I have done four quotes each of these weeks on how impactful simply being kind to one another can be for a team (or any other groups or individuals). As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of...

We continue a short series that we started last week on the concept of Kindness. I am doing four (or more) quotes each of these weeks on how impactful simply being kind to one another can be for a team (or any other groups or individuals). As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because man...

We continue the month of June with an episode that starts off a short series of quotes on the concept of Kindness. With the month of June being one without a lot of choices in terms of heritages or other concepts that we celebrate, I decided to do some random episodes.  The last couple of episodes were devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate.&quo...

We continue the month of June with an episode devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate." I wrote it as a gift book for me to give to my graduating senior athletes whom I coached. Pretty soon after I wrote it, though, I had other coaches wanting to give it to their graduates, too, so I turned it into a book to sell. It has been my bestselling...

We kick off the month of June with an episode devoted to quotes from my gift book for graduates called "Inspiration for the Graduate." I wrote it as a gift book for me to give to my graduating senior athletes whom I coached. Pretty soon after I wrote it, though, I had other coaches wanting to give it to their graduates, too, so I turned it into a book to sell. It has been my bestselling...

Happy Memorial Day! (Not sure if we are supposed to say that since it is a day to honor those who gave their lives in service of our country, but I just said it.) Today, we finish up with our theme of Diversity & Inclusion that we have been exploring for the month of May. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that dea...

We continue with our theme for the month of May of Diversity & Inclusion. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with these concepts.  Also, as I told you a couple of weeks ago, I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I b...

We continue with our theme for the month of May of Diversity & Inclusion. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with these concepts.  Also, as I told you last week, I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I believe it wi...

We kick off a new theme for the month of May. With there being so many different groups being celebrated in May, I thought it would be good to talk about quotes that deal with the concept of Diversity & Inclusion.  I am going back to doing one episode per week, instead of three, for the foreseeable future. It works better in my schedule, and I believe it will allow me to keep the quotes fresh,...

April flowers bring May flowers! We kick off the month of May with this episode of The Great Quotes for Coaches podcast landing on May 1st. Therefore, I thought I would do quotes about spring since today is May Day, which was traditionally a day celebrating what was looked on as the first day of spring. As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of yo...

It's just a game! With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, we wrap up our series of poems with another great one for those of you who coach or play(ed) sports. It's focused on the line that we've all heard (and may have said), "It's just a game!" As alway...

With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, I have another great one for those of you who coach, but it is also powerful for anyone. Also, there is some controversy or who wrote it, and it is known as two different poems by two different people, even though the poem is the same poem! Hmm...

With this being National Poetry Month, I have been reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. Today, I have a great one for those of you who coach, but it is also powerful for anyone.  As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because man...

"In wildness is the preservation of the world." That quote by Henry David Thoreau is a glimpse into what you will hear on today's episode. We take a departure from the poems we have been doing for National Poetry Month to honor Earth Day today. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. It started out as an event held here in the USA, but it has grown to be celebrated and honored in...

"While fighting for his country, he lost an arm and was suddenly afraid:" This line opens the poem, "A Man" by Nina Cassian. The rest of the poem is the man's initial reaction to his loss and then the amazing transformation that he underwent because of it. I have always found it to be an inspirational and impactful poem about the potential that we have for overcoming the i...

"Smart lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay..." This line indicates one of the key themes in the poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Housman. With this being National Poetry Month, I am reading and talking about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful, so today I am talking about this poem. Monday, I started with &q...

"If you can keep your head when all about you/Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..." These lines begin the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. The entire poem is a series of "if" lines and concepts, all talking about the many trials and tribulations we will be faced with as we go through life, and culminating in two lines to show what is waiting for us if we handle all...

"Two roads diverged in a wood..." We move to a new theme today, one that is based on this being National Poetry Month. I am going to read and talk about poems that I find particularly powerful, inspirational, and meaningful. I will do this for this week and probably for the rest of the month. I start with my favorite poet, Robert Frost, and what is probably his most famous poem, "Th...

As you heard last week on April 1st, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I decided to do the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. Today, we finish up this little series with three more q...

As you heard last Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I am doing the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. I have three quotes about fools and foolishness for you each day this...

As you heard last Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Then on Friday, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in Friday's episode. Therefore, I am doing the rest of the quotes I have on fools this week. I have three quotes about fools and foolishness for you each day this...

Well, as you heard on Wednesday, the focus was on quotes about April Fool's Day. Today, I decided I would do some more quotes about fools. However, I got so into talking about the first quote that I only did that one quote in today's episode. Therefore, I will do the rest of the quotes I have on fools next week, so make sure you listen to today's episode and then come back for all t...

This is a special, special occasion for me. I have two of my biggest heroes with me on the show today - Dr. J & Coach K! To get one of them would be amazing, but both of them?!?! In the same episode!?!? It's unbelievable!  This is just one heck of an amazing episode, so rather than tell you about it, I figure it's best for you to just listen and enjoy. You're gonna' love it...

We wrap up Women's History Month with five powerful quotes dealing with the tests that we face in life and the importance of being our best selves when we face them. As always, I am so grateful to all of you who support the podcast! I do this show because of you. While I enjoy the quotes myself, I do this podcast because many of you who are looking for inspiration and impact from these quotes...