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It leaves no doubt in anyone's mind as to my good breeding. It impresses people that I have more than ordinary education. It is an unmistakable sign of culture and refinement. It makes me a very desireable personality among women, children, and respect able society. It is my way of honoring God who said, "Thou shalt not take the nome of the Lord in vain. Don't take the easy way out and be a quitter.

Think in terms of TEAM success. Learn to get along with one another, to hel p one another, and to enjoy playing together as a TEAM. Never be annoyed by a coach's criticism. Be worried when you receive no cri ticism, as this shows you haven't made yourself noticeable yet or you are slippi ng. Do not make excuses-make good!

Plan to be a hard worker, welcome tough situations. Practice develops habits of behavior; only perfect practice, therefore makes for perfection. A player who places personal glory and success above the best interests of t he team is a liability rather than an asset. Football and academics come first; everything else is secondary during footb all season.

Have a tough mental attitude. Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident in the knowledge that you can meet life head-on and handle whatever comes along. Jacob had it.

Esau didn't. Symbolically, we can look to Jacob's wrestling match with the angel. Those who have class have wrestled with their own personal "an gel" and won a victory that marks them thereafter. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners are nothing more tha n a series of petty sacifices. Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money.

T he most affluent blueblood can be totally without class while the descendant of a Welsh miner may ooze class from every pore. Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look wor se. Class can "walk with kings and keep its virtue, and talk with crowds and keep th e common touch. If you have class, you don't need much of anything else. If you don't have it, no matter what else you have--it doesn't make much difference.

By Gene Emmet Clark, D. Have you been working like a horse? I've been thinking about that expression--and at least one horse I can name has earned a pretty fair hourly rate. That's pretty good pay. Of course, we know that many, many more hours went into preparing for that winning hour of racing. But there is something else here that interests me. What is there about a horse like Nashua that mad him such a consistent winner and made him so valuable? Yo u'd probably pay a hundred times as much for a horse like Nashua as you would fo r an ordinary race horse.

But is he a hundred times faster? To be a consi stent winner and to be worth a hundred times as much as the average, he needed o nly to be consistent in finishing just ahead of the rest. All he had to do was win a good share of the time by a nose to be worth a hundre d times as much as an also-ran. And so it is with human beings who are on top i n the game of life.

A writer in a national magazine made the assertion that the difference between a man of achievement and that man of mediocrity is a difference of only about two percent in study, application, interest, attention, and effort. Only about two percent separates the winner from the loser! A boxer can win the world's championship simply by winning one more round than his opponent--or eve n by being only a point or two ahead. And this narrow margin can make the diffe rence between fame and fortune or never being heard of again!

Its often a matte r of only two percent. We have no idea of what a change we could make in our re sults if we would simply add that two percent more time and effort than the aver age person is willing to put in. Olymp ic decathalon champion Rafer Johnson develops the point: "The most enjoyment I h ad in the past was not always winning: What gave me the biggest thrill was the w ay I reacted when I was beaten--what I thought about and how I came back from de feat.

To my mind, the geat champions are the ones who are able to react to defe at in a positive way. I'd much rather climb into the head of someone who's lost and see what made that person come back to be a victor, than climb into the hea d of a winner. You can probably learn more from the failures rather than the su ccesses of others.

That somebody wins all the time does not necessarily mean th ey are successful. Not only on the days when I am going great and winning and nothing seems impossi ble, but on days when I wonder if I am brave enough, smart enough, strong enough. Don't let me quit, not ever. Let me keep faith in myself.

No matter how many p eople discourage me, doubt me, laugh at me, warn me, think me a foot, don't let me listen. Let me hear another voice telling me, "You can do it, and you will! I know thee will be times when I doubt my own ability, I will be discouraged, on the verge of despair. Don't let me give up, hang on to me.

Fan the fires of my faith so that I will try even harder. Give me even more faith in myself. You are the source of my abilities and my faith.

I know that you wi ll give me what I ask Faith in myself. It is deciding how you w ill go about achieving it and staying with the plan. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top. Do it hard! Or Do It Again!! It's being considerate of the other person. Having good personal habits--you are polite, on time, taking car e of business with pride. We must be disciplined as individuals first, and than as a team.

Hard work in practice has taught him the value of regular hours and good t raining habits. Has learned that the TEAM comes before himself. This strengthens his char acter; as he is sometimes called upon to sacrifice for others.

Has learned to take orders; in taking orders he learns how to give them. Knows discipline is the essence of every successful organization; as a mem ber of the team, he understands the need for it. Has learned that many of these things establish a degree of self-disciplin e. Doesn't beat itself by mistakes. Keeps penalties to aminumum.

Has the guts to come back from behind. Rises above adversity. Never, never quits. Must be worked at--nothing for granted. All seasons are different--none the same. Founded on respect. Commitment is the thing.

More than anything else, men ha ve fought and winners have won because of a commitment--to a leader--and to a sm all brotherhood where the ties that bind are mutual respect and confidence--shar ed privation--shared hazard--shared triumph--a willingness to obey and determina tion to follow.

An anonomys Marine once wrote: "And then in one of those great thundering jolts in which a man's real motives a re revealed to him in an electrifying vision, I understand at last, why I jumped hospital that Sunday 35 years ago and, in violation of orders, returned to the front and almost certain death.

It was an act of love. Those men on the line were my family, my home. They wer e closer to me than I can say, closer than any friends had ever been or ever wou ld be. They had never let me down, and I couldn't do it to them. I had to be w ith them, rather than let them die and live with the knowledge that I might have saved them. Men, I now knew, do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction.

They fight for one another. Any man in combat who lacks comrades who will die for him, or for whom he is wil ling to die, is not a man at all. He is truly dammed. You might be a brilliant runner, Pass and kick with easy grace, But you'll miss the winning Touchdown, If a teammate's out of place. There's only one solution. But the other plan has neve failed To bring satisfaction, plus: :A little less of you or me, A little more of us. United we can face the fight Without distress or fuss; "A little less of you or me, A little more of us.

They may sound your praise and may call you great, they may single you out for fame, but you must work with your running mate or never you'll win the game.

For never the work of life is done by the mabn with a selfish dream, for the battle is lost or the battle is won by the spirit of the team.

You may think it's fine to be praised for skill. But a greater thing to do is to set your mind and your will on the goal that's just in view; it's helping your fellow man to score when his chances hopeless seem, it's forgetting self til the game is o'er and fighting for the team.

Teamwork is the sure short cut to a good season in sports--the difference be tween an in-betweener and a real champion. Teamwork teaches people to sacrifice personal feelings in the interest of a group--his teammates. It's a quality not for showoffs or big-heads. Teamwork makes for execution in a team--something fans enjoy watching; somet hing they'll back and support.

Teamwork upsets the best laid plans of opponents. They can stop an individu al star, but can't uncover a scheme to stop a group of players working as a team. An ant by itself seems to be an insignificant insect, but as a horde it terr ifies even a giant elephant. So does a well balanced team working in unison. The man sitting out a game on the substitute's bench is as important in a go od team as one in action on the field of play.

For it is his rooting, his enhu siasm that makes the men on the field fight all the harder. When facing adversity or defeat there is nothing more assuring than men pull ing together in a common cause.

It may not always win ball games--but it does m ake for life-long friendships and memories. Teamwork requires self-control and self-discipline-elements good atheletes m ust posess to make for a winning team and season. Although teamwork accomplishes victories, it is essential to ward off bitter ness of defeat--by group determination to practice plays and conditioning that m uch harder to assure future wins.

Teamwork between coach and players--between children and parents--between s tudents and teacher depend on respect for one another, a common goal, ability to make sacrifices, loyalty and above all, LOVE. T hey are seen as dull, ordinary birds which only attract notice twice a year duri ng migration Like the Blue Angels, they fly wing tip to wing tip Geese share leadership.

When the lead goose tires, he or she rotates back into the "V" and another flies forward to become the leader. Geese keep company with the fallen. When a sick or weak goose drops out of flight formation, at least one other goose joins to help and protect.

By being part of a team, we too, can accomplish much more, much faster. Words of encouragement and support honking from behind help inspire and energize those on the front lines, helping them to keep pace in spite of the day-to-day pressures and fatigue.

And, finally, show compassion and active caring for our fellow man a member of the ultimate team: "mankind". The next time you see a formation of geese, remember that it is a re- ward, a challenge, and a privilege to be a contributing member of a team.

You may have the greate st bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. You're only as good a s the team you have behind you. The object of competi ng is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to winb. That might be anythin at any time--defense, rebounding, passing. I get satisfaction out o f being a team player. I remember one year when I made All-Pro and our team didn't do very well--the All Pro thing didn't have m uch meaning.

You can talk to your mother and your wife and kids about being All Pro, but that's about it. Be a team player, not an individualist, and respect your teammates.

Anything you do, you'll have to do as a team. Many records have be en made, but only because of the help of one's teammates. It doesn't make a heck of a lot of difference whether it's yards passing and yards running or passing and running. I don't even know what my batting average is. It took me a long time to brea k myself of the habit of checking my average on the scoreboard before every at-b at. Baseball is a team game.

What really counts is the standings--wins and los ses. Besides, statistics don't measure the full worth of a player. Much can be accomplis hed when nobody becomes too concerned with who gets the credit. Great plays are made possible by unselfish and disciplined individuals who are more concerned w ith the end results than with personal ones.

We're out to prove we can beat anybody and prove we're the best in baseball. My goal never has been to break records. My goal, my on ly goal, is to help our team win a World Series. I play not my 11 best, but my best It's not just the nine guys on the field but all 25 of them. No one man or two men can do it all. Ind ividually, we could not have done it. The better the team plays, the better you play. The enj ine manufacturers and our own mechanics, who strip the cars from the last race, test everything to make sure that we're setting up as good of a car as we can fo r the next race.

I get a lot of the glory, but it is not a one-man effort. It is all these people working together very enthusiastically to make certain I've got the best car possible. He puts the good of the house-the com pany or team-first. And if the whole prospers, he, as anactive, effective, prog ressive part of it, will prosper with it. They didn't do it for in dividual glory. They did it because they loved one another.

Baseball is a tea m game. The only thing that counts is how many games the team has won. As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, The law runneth forward and back- And the strength of the pack is the wolf And the strength of the wolf is the pack. They are the on ly ones that help the team win ball games.

I just tried to do all I possibly could to help the team win. Teams do. But when we work for others, our efforts return to bless us. Teamwork is the ability to have differe nt thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud an d strong what you feel.

But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is best for the team. Stated very simply, it's to be prepar ed for anything. There has to be discipline and strong defense. What I mean by strong defense is not only having good defensemen. It means all six men playin g good defense at the same time. We are a group The role of a player should be results first, effects second. I don't go in to dunk the ball or dribble behind my back for the effect of doing it. Those were skills that w ere developed in the course of trying to reach my potential as a player.

My met hods have created a reputation for myself because it has a certain effect on peo ple watching the game. If they like it and dig it-hey, that's cool. But if the y don't like me shooting a lay-up instead of dunking the ball, theyll have to re alize that I'm out there to help the team win. The comfort you estalish among each other shows on the screen. To deserve this tribute, your every thought , action, and de ed should be one that you are doing for the team.

They can't b e stopped. You wonder how they do it you look to see the knack you watch the foot in action or the shoulders or the back but when you find the answer where the higher glamours lurk you'll find in moving higher up the laurel covered spire the most of it is practice and the rest of it is work.

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