Learning through winning/not winning

Teaching the bballers is fun, a source of energy, joy, understanding, and sometimes frustration. I know the kids are hard workers, they love the game of bball, give their all each and every practice and are willing to learn as much as possible each time out. Some might say that one can learn just as much from winning as not. I'm not sure about that, I guess when you lose, you learn how to deal with the loss, but learning how to win, how to achieve the results wanted and become a winner. Can one be a winner and still lose games? Absolutley and I know this from first hand experience. I have played on championship teams and the other way too... I learned more about teamwork, how to win, how to practice to win and be better on the championship teams and I learned how to handle disapointment on the teams that were losers... What else did I learn from the loser teams? Probably more than I know, but I do feel like I did learn the most playing for the coaches that knew how to teach winners and I believe this to be the case. Good coaches can and often do create winners even when the natural talent of the team is below average. Not that it always happens, but the chance for the kids to be winners is bigger I think when they at least try to learn what it takes to be a winner both on and off the court. Succes in the gym often means success outside the gym too... life is better when you try and learn how to win and not learn how to deal with loss? Many questions this time around I know. Any other answers? No Doubt, many others and better ones too... Try and find them da and search for the key... gotta go, take care folkens..

Rain...

It's rainy and cold here in Norway. It reminds me of when I lived in Oregon. Every year there were weeks in a row that it would rain like it has here in Saltnes the past couple days. It's been pouring down and lots of wind, we have all been fighting somekind of sickness the past week or so.. Everyone has it except for the little guy. I am feeling probably the best as of now. Lucky for us/him that little guy has kindergarten during the day, he gets to play, talk, discuss, learn and all that, it's for sure much more fun than being home the whole day with Pappa... (nah, we always have fun us to, and if it was just up to me, I'd have kept him home another year) but he seems to like himself there and thus I feel like it's also a good thing. Not much happening here golf wise, the course is still open, but I can't imagine who would be playing out there now, it's cold and I'm not just talking about the last couple of days.... it's been cold for about 7-8 weeks. Hoops wise it's rolling along, I love coaching the high school kids, maybe somehow I can make a difference in their lives and help them as much as my coaches helped me... I know I have written it b4, I know I need these kids more than they need me, it's just the way I am, or the way I have become because of my life and the struggles and successes I've had. They are probably not reading my dribble so often or if at all, but if any of you read this, just know it's true and I'm not afraid of admitting it either, that's the first step of the long journey of finding out the truth of ones-self. I know that some of the kids have problems, many different kinds and sizes of them but if I can make a positive change or assist them in life someway, then it's all worth it and that's the point, right? We are here as humans to learn to treat each other in good ways, help each other in all lifes struggles and successes, protect one another from dangers and hopefully seeing the joy/wonderment of the afterlife. I'm rambling on here I know, but lucky for you I gotta go.......