If You Can Spot Greatness, You've Got Greatness

Introduction: 

• Admiration and envy are our common psychological responses when watching extremely successful people perform at extremely difficult times. 
• Rather than merely trying to mimic these qualities, why not seek your fullest expression of your positive aspects and attributes and become like the champions you admire?
• Sports are 90 percent mental, and the other half is physical. If you want to play like the best athletes, then you have to think like them. 

Chapter 1: Be Your Own Champion 

• What separates the top few from the many in a sport or business? Mentality
• The attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or failure.
• If you aspire to be a champion, don't be awed by the glitter of their excellence; instead, know that they also put in thousands of hours in the library, office, court, pool, and the track to build up their bodies and minds.
• Maintain an eagerness to learn and grow, and to take well-trained, disciplined action to make a solid change in our lives.
• Attitude is a decision, and it is also a learned behavior, requiring discipline and energy to sustain.
• Bob Dylan once said: You are either busy being born or busy dying.

The Champion Question

• Will you continue to sacrifice what you want most to achieve for what is comfortable in the moment?
• "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.

Act Like You're A Champion

• Be great in act, as you have been in thought. There is no golden road to excellence; excellence is the golden road. Panic is not an option for a champion. 

Bring It Everyday

• As a champion, you should never settle for less than you can be, but you must also realize that you do not need to be disciplined every second of the day.

The Champion's Will-Do Now List

• Organize your life around your dreams and watch them come true.
• Champions are on time and on mind for every practice or meeting every day.
• Life is a series of choices, and time is the treasure.

Power With People

• People skills can be just as important as athletic ability when it comes down to your enjoyment and success in sports and business. People skills pertain to an understanding of ourselves and others, talking and listening effectively, and building positive and productive relationships.

Teamwork: A Shared Destiny

• "rising tide lifts all boats" In other words, the more you give, the more your team will gain. 

Lead By Creed And By Deed

• The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
• Before you can lea others, you must be able to lead yourself. 
• 10 Suggestions for a Champions Leader:
1. Develop a vision for success and stay enthusiastic about pursuing it.
2. Invite feedback from others. 
3. Have a strong sense of confidence and optimism about what you are doing.
4. Care, really care about others.
5. Respect and appreciate your role.
6. Realize your impact goes beyond your performance; lead by example.
7. Hold everyone, including yourself accountable.
8. Learn to adapt to each situation.
9. Share in all of the sacrifices and hardships of the team.
10. Do the right thing, even when the right things is neither easy nor popular.