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Informationen zum Autor Paul Rabil is a former professional lacrosse player and cofounder of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), the 2020 Sports Business Awards Breakthrough League of the Year. Rabil holds the all-time scoring record in professional lacrosse; has won championships and MVP awards as a college, professional, and international athlete; and is a two-time World Lacrosse Champion with Team USA. The New York Times called Rabil “the LeBron James of Lacrosse,” and he was named a Top 40 Most Entrepreneurial Athlete by Entrepreneur magazine. In 2011 he started the Paul Rabil Foundation, with the mission of helping children with learning differences through the power of sport, and in 2019 he founded PLL Assists, which is focused on lacrosse accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion. He lives in Los Angeles and New York. Klappentext "From the greatest lacrosse player of all time, lessons on becoming a true champion - in sports, business, and in life,"-- Leseprobe Book 1 Amateur Every artist was first an amateur. -ralph waldo emerson Amateur is a term that is often associated with sports, but it is really a way of being that applies to all fields. The word comes from the Latin amator, meaning "lover of" or "enthusiast." An amateur is someone who engages in any activity for the love of it. An amateur athlete plays for the love of the game, without the pressure of performance expectations or financial incentives. An amateur musician plays for the love of it, without the pressure of making a living at their craft. An amateur writer writes for the love of it, without concern of who, if anyone, will read their writing. The amateur is free of expectations, obligations, external pressures, and financial considerations. Here in the early stages, the goal is to find the thing you will eventually fully commit to. The thing you have potential in. Play different sports, try different instruments, take painting classes and acting classes and improv classes. Experiment. Be open. But always be ready to put the work in. You Can't Miss a Day In the summer going into my freshman year of high school, I was at a lacrosse camp at Loyola University. Every college coach I'd ever heard of was there, from every school I'd ever seen a shirt for. At the end of a morning session, the players packed into an auditorium for a talk from one of the all-time coaching legends and former Johns Hopkins head coach, Tony Seaman. He began with a simple question: "Who here wants to play at a Division 1 school?" Every kid in the room raised their hand. "I'll tell you how to do it," he said. "And on top of it, I'll tell you how to get a full scholarship to play at a college of your choice. Who here wants a full ride?" Every hand shot up. "It's a simple formula," he said. I remember feeling so present and focused on each word that it felt like I was levitating. "There's one thing you have to do. From this day forward, through your senior year of high school," Seaman told us, "you have to shoot a hundred shots a day. That's it. You shoot a hundred shots a day from now through your senior year of high school, I guarantee you will get a full scholarship to the Division 1 college of your choice." "Do you know how long it takes to take a hundred shots?" Seaman asked. "Thirty minutes. Who here can find thirty minutes to take a hundred shots?" Every kid in the room raised their hand again. "Here's the caveat," Seaman said. "You can't miss a day. Not a holiday. You can't miss when it's pouring down rain. You can't miss because you had a game the night before-or the day of. You can't miss a day because you're on vacation. And if you can't find a goal, make one up. "You have to find a way." I don't know about the other kids, but I walked out of that auditorium and d...
