Just Win Today

You don't have to save the world.

You just have to win today.

It's no secret I listen to John Wood on matters
of strength and training. He is one of the most
diligent students of the strength game you'll
find on the planet. He's also a student of what
it takes to be a winner.

I hope he's still not mad the University of
Florida beat out his Wolverines for the right
to play Ohio State for the national title in
football back in January.

I met John at an explosive Matthew Furey
seminar in Tampa about a year and a half
ago and knew right off he had the goods.
John exuded a confident enthusiasm that
was well-grounded and solid as a rock.

And with John there's no hype. Just results,
and what you see is what you get. John's
gone and written something recently I think
you'll want to hear.

And rather than put it in my own words, I
want you to be able to get the full effect of
John's wisdom. If you want to be a winner
on the court and off pay attention to this:

'In NCAA Division I College football, The
University of Michigan is #1 in all time
winning percentage and overall wins --
and its not by accident.

Much of that success is unquestionably due
to talent, but lots of places have just as much,
if not more, talent. The thing is, the other
part is of that success is due to a specific
process, parts of which you can implement
into your own life and that's what I'm going
to let you in on today.

See, we used to have a saying 'Win today', and
it was always used when the going got really
tough - usually during summer 2-a-day practice
sessions, or after a tough loss, or late in the
season when the Big 10 Championship was on
the line, when we were all sore, tired and wanted
to be doing anything else but be there practicing
football.

Win today - It was an attitude thing. If you can
come out and practice with enthusiasm especially
when you dont feel like it, you'll be tough to beat
since every practice is an opportunity to improve.

And thats what its all about - improvement.

So, in order to 'Win The Day' we also had goals
for each practice. They were not particularly
difficult goals to reach, but if we could meet those,
day in and day out, we would win everything in
sight.

These were the little things that always made
the difference in big games like no false-start
penalties or getting at least 2 interceptions per
practice.

Again, very achievable, just have to do them day
in and day out.

As far as your training, or your life, you can do
the very same thing and it will make a
tremendous difference. Before you go to bed at
night, make a list of 3 things you want to
accomplish the next day.

Make them simple and very doable - take out
the trash, put the bills in the mail, etc. You can,
and should, accomplish more than that during
the course of the day, but just be sure those 3
things get done.

Plus, they carry over but don't increase, so if
you did 2 today, tomorrow you would still have
3 - the one you missed and 2 new ones.

You'll be surprised at just how much of a
challenge it can be to do 3 simple tasks each
day but that's why its so effective.

Over and over and over again - a few simple
things, done correctly, always make the
difference.'

So go figure out what will 'Win Today' in your
quest to become a great shooter then go out
and ...

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. John's forte is building hand, wrist, forearm
and grip strength. All things you need to control
a critical rebound, whip out an ankle breaking
crossover, and shoot with a relaxed, consistent
stroke. See what goodies John has to help you out
today at:

http://www.functionalhandstrength.com/

P.S.S. Your season is probably over unless you
play in the NBA, and now is the time to ramp up
your training and see gains in strength, stamina,
quickness, and speed.

I'm sure you're busy like me though and don't
have all day to train. You want to make the most
of your time, and believe it or not you can do
exactly that. And at the same time you can be
confident you are training right with Coach Tony
Alfonso's guide to basketball-specific training
and conditioning.

Don't waste any more of your time. Get Tony's
e-book ASAP at:

http://www.deandelker.com/alfonso_order.html


Copyright 2006,2007 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

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

dean@deandelker.com
www.deandelker.com

Are You A Pinball

Are you a pinball or a bowling ball?

A pinball is what people are like who live
without purpose. Bouncing around from
one bright light to the next, getting
bumpered and flippered around by chance.
They might occasionally score big, but they
never really go anywhere and more often
than not they end up lost down a dark hole.

If you're a bowling ball though you have
purpose, direction, and power. You might
end up in the gutter occasionally, but you'll
always come back for another try. And
you have the satisfaction of always working
toward that perfect game.

Congrats to the Final Four teams and all
the teams in the NCAA tournament. The
media will talk about winners and losers,
but really they're all winners because
they're in the fight. They have purpose,
and if they pay attention to the lessons
they learn they'll all be better off in life
for it.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Just because I have deep respect for
every competitor doesn't mean I don't
want to see Florida hoisting the National
Trophy again this year because these are
such a very special group of kids who've
worked their butts off, but I recognize
they're not the only ones by any means.

Ain't it grand to be a hoops fanatic. Ain't
it grand.

P.S.S. I still want to keep giving props to
Patrick Chylinski and his ebook on 'How
To Score 20 Points A Game'. It's an
insider's look at how to become a powerful
scorer and help your team be a big winner.
If you think you can't learn something like
this from a book you are flat wrong.

There's nothing else like it on the market,
and if you want a competitive edge for next
season or summer ball now's the time to get
started at:

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

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Delker Enterprises, Inc.

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

dean@deandelker.com
www.deandelker.com

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
www.deandelker.com

Inside The Mind Of A Winner

Year 1 - Did not finish
Year 2 - Did not finish
Year 3 - 36th
Year 4 - Did not finish
Year 5 - Did not enter
Year 6 - Did not enter

If a NASCAR driver had a record in the Daytona
500 anything like this would you bet on him in
year 7? What if he'd taken the last 2 years off to
fight cancer?

Well that is exactly what happened to Lance
Armstrong in 1993 thru 1998. Not only that, but
he was also physically decimated by
chemotherapy in a sport that takes mountains of
endurance.

His situation was grim, but he did have a giant ace
in the hole. He had the mind of Lance Armstrong.
He had the mind of a winner. And that was enough
to win a record 7 Tour de France's in a row.

Do you think maybe Lance learned something about
winning while he was losing so much. He must have.
And do you think he learned how to use his mind at
the highest levels to overcome both cancer and build
his body back up to world class competitiveness.

How do you feel about losing? Does it eat away at you
and knock you off your game for an extended period
of time? Or can you let go of the pain and treat it like
the learning experience it is.

More relevant, as a shooter how do you react to
missing shots? I've said it before, but you really need
to learn how to miss before you'll ever become a great
shooter.

Coach Stan Kellner will teach you how to miss shots
and recover your confidence in moments on his new
"Prime-Time Shooter" DVD, and that's just one of the
ultra powerful mental techniques you can start
practicing in days if you order now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/wissel_order.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In his camps Stan has kids hitting 100 shots
in a row and more when he teaches them 3 magic
words that cause them to lock in on their target.
Find out how to execute the shooter's internal
success programming today at:

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Be The Best

Remember John Wooden's definition of winning?

Do your best.

And if you do your best most of the time you will
BE the best.

Why?

Because hardly anybody else out there will be doing
their best. They'll be focused on winning and losing.

Sad but true, if you are focused on winning you can't
be focused on the task at hand. And that's a
disastrous recipe for shooting, by the way.

It's like doing an exercise on one of those big core-
training stability balls. If you don't concentrate and
focus on the movement you're doing you'll be falling
flat on one of your precious body parts before you
know it.

It's OK to focus on the result you want before a game,
or a practice. In fact, it's highly recommended. You
can even do it during a time out or before free throws.
Use your creative imagination to visualize and feel
exactly what you want to see happen.

But during the action just stay relaxed and let your
training and your practice flow out of you. Go with
the flow.

Good coaches understand the concept of flow, and
Stan Kellner fits firmly in that mold. He is so
confident in his mental methods his "Prime-Time
Shooting Machine" talks very little about the
mechanics of shooting.

He says he's seen umpteen hundreds of shooters
with picture-perfect form when nothing's on the
line, but who can't hit a shot to save their soul
when the pressure's on.

Ideally you want both. Great form and a steel trap
mind that reeks with confidence, but if you could
only have one I'd take the guy with the mental
toughness every time.

Get your mental edge sharpened today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another way to get a mental edge is to listen to
enpowering music. I grew up on rock and blues and
folk and have played in bands off and on since I was
14. It has brought me wonderful relationships and
experiences. It is something I was created to do.

I'm sure you've got your favorite music too, but I've
recently discovered to be a true artist on the
hardwood it helps immensely to listen to positive
inspiring music.

I've got a friend, Tania Gabrielle French who plays
and composes like an angel herself, and who is also
a world class authority on effects of music on people.
If you want to take your shooting and overall play
to a whole new level, let her show you the power of
her kind of music.

You can find her at:

http://www.deandelker.com/secret_power.html

The Old-School Winning Ways

Players fifty years ago wanted to win just as much
as players today ... The difference is everybody
worries about it more today because of the media
and the attention they give to the question of who's
winning and who's losing. Those are the wrong
questions. The correct question is: Did I make my
best effort? That's what matters. The rest of it just
gets in the way.

- John Wooden

It's not a question of winning or losing because I
believe we were all created with the desire to be
winners. It is though a question of how you define
winning.

John Wooden defines it as knowing you have made
your best effort.

What about you?

Winning games will be a natural by-product of
always doing your best.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Winning is something you choose every day by
what you think, feel, believe, and do.

Seek that in every area of your life - spiritual, mental,
emotional, social, healthwise, fitnesswise, careerwise,
with family, relationships, money and much more.

If you want to make your best effort as a shooter you
need to learn to emulate those who are great shooters.
That is in mechanics, but it's also in how you think and
how you feel.

If you want to solidify your mechanics Dr. Hal Wissel's
DVD's are a great place to get solid information. Learn
how to move your body for best results at putting the
ball in the hole now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/wissel_order.html

And if you want to expand your mental game to get
more out of your physical tools Coach Stan Kellner is
the man you want. See him work his magic today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html

Make Every Shot Count.

You Need Never Lose Again

Coach John Wooden says you are never defeated
till you start blaming someone else.

That's when you become a victim, and you'll never
even look for the creative ideas and actions that
would bring you victory.

So if you don't ever want to lose again start taking
responsibility for what happens in your life. There
is real magic in that.

Even if the scoreboard sometimes says your team
lost, you will still be a winner because you will learn
from that situation and always get better if you are
owning your experience.

I know that is short and simple, but I can't think of
any other way to say it.

Try putting this into practice though and let me know
how it goes. You'll never go back to whining,
complaining, and blaming.

Coach Tom Nordland teaches awareness and taking
responsibility for your shooting as well as any coach I
know. See what is possible with his new Swish II DVD
today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Kellner's Ultimate Shooting Method
DVD will also give you the tools you need to take
ownership of your shooting. When that happens
you're well on your way to becoming a shooting
machine.

Who are you? I'm a shooting machine. Got it?

Now you can order this powerful success magnet
today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html