How To Win Everytime

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never,
never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty
-- never give in, except to convictions of honor and
good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to
the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

- Sir Winston Churchill, 1941

The following philosophy was presented to me
recently by strength and training wizard John
Wood, and I want to pass it along because it
will help with your shooting and anything else in
your life worth doing. Even though John is in his
mid 20's he is a long-time student of success and
a world-class strength and physical culture
authority.

The fact you exist means that you will make
mistakes and fail. You will face adversity, and
things will often not be as easy as you'd like. But
that's a good thing because anything worth
having is worth fighting for.

Sometimes that will be a literal fight. Enemies
from without want to tear you down, put you in
your place, or even destroy you at times. And
only you can stop them.

The rest of the time the struggle is unseen
because it is within you. You'll struggle with
doubts, fears, thinking that keeps you trapped,
past experiences, etc.

Now quoting John directly:

'Regardless of where the struggle exists, you will
not win - you WILL NOT win -- by being lazy,
by feeling sorry for yourself, by making excuses
or by quitting.'

Anyone who has ever been successful at
anything has experienced hardship. And
overcoming that hardship is a part of what made
them great.

It all begins with a choice...

The choice that no matter what happens, you will
not be quit or be defeated.

Skills can be developed, money can can be
generated, equipment can be acquired, and effort
can be made.

Because when you decide you will not be beaten,
you will find a way.

Never give up.

Shoot For the Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. See what's up in John's strength world and
especially find out 'What's in the bag?' now at:

http://www.functionalhandstrength.com/whats_new.html

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Copyright 2006,2007
Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Coach Dean Delker
8413 SW 4th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

dean@deandelker.com
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It Still Feels So Good

Yesterday (for f.r.e.e) I gave you a big success tip,
and I'm not sure I stressed it enough so I'm going
to repeat it.

Even though it's really priceless I probably should
have kept it secret and put a huge price tag on it so
you'd get a better sense of what it's really worth.

The danger in my giving it away is that you won't
listen to it or appreciate it enough.

I believe this to be one of the two most important
habits you can ever develop in your life. It is as
important to your overall success as exhaling is to
your physical health.

It is the way you deal with, handle, lessen, and
remove negative things from your life. Negative
will happen. Sometimes it's your fault. More
often it's not, but it still affects your life.

If you will learn how to practice what they call
"forgiveness" in relationships you can take the
sting out of almost andy bad that happens.

It will be called different things in different
situations. Letting go, being detached, giving grace,
relaxing, exhaling, looking with kind eyes, etc., but
it is the same basic response.

You wouldn't literally "forgive" a flat tire that
caused you to miss the team bus, but you would
need to let go of your frustration and anger if you
wanted to function at your best when you did
finally make it to the game.

And you'd probably have to forgive yourself for
not leaving early enough that a flat tire wouldn't
have mattered. Or you might need to forgive a
ref that night for a bad call or two, or a teammate
for not hitting you on a fast break and instead
getting a charging call.

Spend some time thinking about this, and I think
you'll see how important it is. The more negative
thoughts, feelings, and expectations you can erase
the better flow you will be in whatever you are
trying to do.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Former high school, college and pro player
and private coach Patrick Chylinski knows a lot
about offensive flow. It's his bread and butter.
He can show you ways to put yourself in the
"zone" and stay there longer.

And he has now distilled all his experience into
a concise report you can use to develop yourself
into a 20 Point Per Game scorer.

You'll have to supply the "want to" and put in
the time, but you can find the information you
need today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.
8413 SW 4th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

dean@deandelker.com

www.deandelker.com