REMEMBER YOUR CORE

"CORE OF CHARACTER"
COMMITMENT-FAMILY-EXCELLENCE
CONFIDENCE...HARD WORK...MOTIVATION...INTEGRITY


Here are some suggestions on how to be a better athlete, but also a better person from Jim Calhoun, Head Boys Basketball Coach at UCONN




Thanks to Coach Eric Musselman for this material from Jim Calhoun's Guide to Becoming a Better Basketball Player:



* Surround yourself with people who make you a better person, who challenge you by their expectations.


* Don't believe the lie that character and courage only count between the lines on the court. They count in everything you do.


* Never forget the lasting power of poor judgment and the awful power of drugs and alcohol to mess up your life and your opportunities.


* Never underestimate your ability to control your own self-image,and to crush the stereotypes that people might have about you.


* Don't be misled about the real reason you are in school. Your education is the key to success in life--never forget that.