The Hard 90 With Zach Sorensen

🏀 Trust in your work. Confidence comes and goes, but trusting your preparation, habits, and “trust buckets” builds a foundation you can always rely on. Trust in your teammates and coaches!  🏀 Compete on every play, THIS PLAY! Focus on attitude, effort, body language and being present.  🏀 Play with a free, “unlocked” mind. Don’t let past plays congest your thinking; stay present and play freely. 🏀 Start with high energy and intention. Wins aren’t given—they’re earned through effort, toughness, and competitiveness. 🏀 Effort often decides the game. At the high school level, the team with the most competitors usually wins! 🏀No Regrets, This Play, Be Present, Play Present, TP, Enjoy the Journey! 

1. Effort -if it looks or feels fake, it’s not going to cut it. effort is the baseline to competing you have to give effort  2. Emotional stability.. I really like this one because every championship team I watched their emotional stability and poise is next level they get back to the middle so quickly and don’t let positives or negatives control their outcomes  3. Selfless energy.. Competing is bigger than a stat line its about winning as a team and being able to hold each other accountable and win together is a big piece in competing  4. Lastly I think Dominating the controllable.. I always loved the quote do boring better if you can dominate your routine’s preparation and game plan you will compete with anyone 

One pitch focus Stay confident  Execution focus  Battle-mode no matter the circumstances Good body language could be in there as well

1. Giving best effort (cliche but important) 2. Not afraid of failure  3. Execution of your job or plan 4. Win

Chris Kirk teaches us that a true competitor plays "unlocked" in a state of Fluidity - flow state Effortlessly adapting to environment - adapt and react to each situation as it arises Reaction without panic.  Reacting without a reaction. adapting . the best competitors adapt without effort Continue to move forward no matter what happens

1. Relentless effort - almost all sports reward effort & hustle!  2. Be prepared and execute your plan (what the team needs & the game calls for). 3. Be driven to improve as the game goes on!  4. Be engaged in making your teammates better. 

"Competing is choosing to give full effort and full focus to the next action, regardless of situation or emotion. Generally, people don’t stop competing because they don’t care or because they lack effort. They stop because distractions and noise get in the way." Steve Cutter

1) Know the game never ends 2) Always give 110% 3) Compare yourself only to yourself 4) Differentiate yourself 5) Learn how to lose 6) Never make excuses 7) Give credit when credit is due

CC Sabathia’s definition of "compete" is rooted in intense, fearless preparation and a "give-me-the-ball" mentality, where the primary goal is to win for his team regardless of personal physical pain or circumstances. 

Showing up daily with relentless discipline, consistency, and mental toughness, refusing to quit when it's hard, and outworking everyone through preparation, not relying on natural talent alone to achieve peak performance and win over the long term, often prioritizing team success over individual stats

"Relentlessly destroying opponents mentally and physically through obsessive work, taking their will, and constantly striving to be better than yourself, viewing it as a constant process of improvement, not a destination, fueled by passion and fearlessness to fail" Kobe

Compete: Competition is the greatest thrill a person can experience because it forces them to overcome challenges en route to becoming the best version of themselves.

John Wooden considered enthusiasm a foundational, contagious passion that transforms hard work into exceptional performance. As a cornerstone of his Pyramid of Success, it fuels enjoyment in daily efforts, preventing tedium. He believed genuine love for the task inspires others and is necessary to reach one's full potential. 

With all levels of your co-workers. Listen if you want to be heard. Be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

John Wooden defined loyalty as a core, central element of his Pyramid of Success, emphasizing it as a "cohesive force that forges individuals into a team". It consists of three key components: loyalty to oneself (acting on personal values), loyalty to those depending on you, and maintaining self-respect. It requires unwavering commitment, especially during tough times. 

Friendship, according to Coach Wooden, is the cornerstone upon which all success is built. It’s about building strong, positive relationships with others.

John Wooden defined Industriousness as one of the foundational cornerstones of his Pyramid of Success, emphasizing that "there is no substitute for work". It represents, in his view, consistent, hard work combined with careful planning to achieve worthwhile results. 

John Wooden's principle of Intentness is defined as the ability to resist temptation, stay focused on your goals, and be determined and persistent to achieve them, even when facing setbacks, making it a crucial part of his Pyramid of Success. It's about unwavering focus, continuous effort, and refusing to quit, viewing obstacles as setups for comebacks, embodying "patience with action". 

John Wooden viewed initiative as the crucial ability to make decisions and act, even without being told, emphasizing that inaction is the greatest failure, requiring courage to try, fail, learn, and try again, all while building on solid preparation and teamwork.

John Wooden's concept of Alertness within his Pyramid of Success emphasizes being constantly observant, open-minded, and eager to learn and improve from everything and everyone, avoiding tunnel vision and self-absorption to find opportunities for growth, even from mistakes