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The most valuable thing a coach ever told you

Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:56 pm
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
13595 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:56 pm
What was the most valuable thing a coach ever told you?

Mine was “You never rise to the occasion. You always fall to your highest level of preparation”.

I still use that all the time to this day
Posted by navy
Parts Unknown, LA
Member since Sep 2010
32519 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:00 pm to
“You will play like you practice.”



Also, how to wear a uniform (“called a uniform for a reason”) in baseball.

One of the reasons why I hate baseball now.
Posted by TidenUP
Coden, AL
Member since Apr 2011
14696 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:00 pm to
Play the game as if it's your last. You never know when it's your last chance.
Posted by SoonerKA1999
T-Town
Member since Aug 2021
2017 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:00 pm to
"Take a 10 second out of body experience to realize the repercussions of your actions."
Posted by parrothead
big salty ham
Member since Mar 2010
5334 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:03 pm to
“Because it's not worth winning if you can't win big!” - Coach Reilly
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
25100 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:08 pm to
Rub some dirt on it
Posted by cjohn
Georgia
Member since Aug 2014
1428 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:10 pm to

"It is only failure if you don't get back up and try again."
Posted by Hog Zealot
On the Flats
Member since Mar 2012
1805 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:15 pm to
You will live if you don’t die.

Walk the straight and narrow. Good things will happen.

Leave no regrets.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
29662 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 2:47 am to
"You def need steroids or something"

He was kidding(family friend)..but yea. I was def skinny and needed to hit the weight room and eat alot more.
Posted by VandyBoysWhistler
Member since Nov 2023
323 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 4:21 am to
Can’t win them all unless you win the first one.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
141034 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 5:12 am to
"Go into coaching, because by 2026 they will be throwing more money at you and your players than you can spend in 10 lifetimes".
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
21394 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 5:23 am to
Posted by Simple Solution
Member since Dec 2024
361 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 5:25 am to
"It's not how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose." - Coach Ozzy Osborne
Posted by paperwasp
2x HRV 2025 Poster of the Year
Member since Sep 2014
30825 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 6:28 am to
Let’s see what he does on the next play

In the film room, after everyone just watched paperwasp get pancaked or miss an assignment.

Emphasizing not what happened, but how you responded going forward.

Your arse better have responded accordingly.

Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
11269 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 6:56 am to
The 6 Ps

Prior
Preparation
Prevents
Piss
Poor
Performance


Honorary mention to my scoutmaster, Rex War.

Not only did he have the most badass name ever, he once informed me to never grab a knife by the sharp edge
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 7:00 am
Posted by DawgsLife
Ellijay, Ga.
Member since Jun 2013
62437 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:47 am to
When the breaks go against you, pour on more steam.
When the breaks go for you, pour on more steam.

I played awhile for Coach Nick Hyder. Interesting guy. Great Christian man, and one of the most successful coaches in Georgia history. Died way too early of a heart attack.

True story, we had a kid that was beaten regularly by a drunken father, and Coach Hyder took the kid in to his home. He lived what he preached.
Posted by DawgsLife
Ellijay, Ga.
Member since Jun 2013
62437 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:50 am to
quote:

he once informed me to never grab a knife by the sharp edge


Sounds like great advice!
Posted by Pickle_Weasel
Member since Mar 2016
5517 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:51 am to
“But what Mama don’t know won’t hurt her.”

Posted by tpatten
Member since Oct 2013
142 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:52 am to
Best thing my coach did was defend me when he didn't even know I was in the room. His example was louder than his words for the four years in the two sports I had him as coach.
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
17143 posts
Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:35 am to
Comparison is the thief of joy.
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