Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.

But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact.

I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.

I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

If we have trouble hearing Him, He will faithfully work in our lives until we are pointed in the direction He wants us to go.

The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.