The vision of a champion by Anson Dorrance. Quotes II

-We dissect the sport: technically, tactically, physically, and psychologically.
-Quality human beings are what create the most essential element of any team: great chemistry.
-The UNC philosophy is to nurture the one v. one artist, the great personalities.
-We set standards. One of them was for fitness.
-Even now, we have some tremendously talented girls at UNC who do not start for us because they don't pass the fitness test and someone else, perhaps not as talented a player, does.
-Everyone involved in athletics has an opportunity to demonstrate that her life has a deeper meaning.
-One of the wonderful life lessons of athletics is that success itself should not be the ultimate reward because there are a lot of people who work incredibly hard and never make it. What it is important, above all, is being in the arena.
-While you cannot control the events of your life, you can control your reaction to them.
-I love the soreness. Julie Smith.
-I don't separate soccer and life.
-Anson's reading list:
. Training soccer champions. Anson Dorrance.
. Man's search for meaning. Viktor Frankl.
. The leadership moment. Michael Useem.
. The road less traveled. M. Scott Peck.
. Go for the goal. Mia Hamm with Aaron Heifetz.
. Standing fast. Battles of a champion. Michelle Akers and Tim Nash.
. The game and the glory, an autobiography. Michelle Akers with Gregg Lewis.
. The champion within. Training for excellence. Lauren Gregg.
. Sacred hoops. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty.
. Greater expectations. Overcoming the culture of indulgence in our homes and schools. William Damon.
-Every single day I wake up, I commit myself to being better. Some days it happens and some days it doesn't. I am still committed to that. There are games I am going to dominate and games I am going to struggle. It does not mean I give up.
-It is your commitment to the quest that is critical.
-What you celebrate in athletics is the struggle.