Well said Shelsin.

I had a kid quit a few years ago and the parents went so far as to submit an article in the paper blaming me for their son quitting the team. What they left our of their article was the fact that I had talked him out of quitting two other times or the fact that I spent countless extra time after practice working with the kid on his skills, but in the end it was my fault they let him quit. In retrospect I guess I didn't cuddle him and powder his little bottom to their satisfaction. What was really sad was that the kid started developing a habit for quitting.

I wonder what the ratio of kids quitting today would be if they had the same coaches that we did years ago? Coach Blosser was a heck of a lot tougher on us than I am on my kids, but the difference is we appreciated it. And, I know for a fact I wouldn’t be where I am today if it hadn’t been for him being as tough as he was on me. People can post all the garbage they want on here about broken homes, etc., but all of that is just an excuse. I’ve experienced some of that and if you can’t learn to overcome adversities you have a very little chance at being successful in this world.

Bill Gates' 11 Rules of Life “The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. “

How can anyone make lame excuses when they look at people like Earl Jones or Kyle Maynard? Let the excuse makers argue against those two examples.