Coach Link has been a basketball coach and teacher at the high school, junior college, and division one level for thirty-eight years. He has coached and been a guest speaker in summer camps and clinics around the South. He is known most for his optimism and enthusiasm, and is also affectionately called the aQuote Mana by many of his former students and players. He is the author of two books: 50 Characteristics for Completing the Puzzle of Life and Rebuilding the Heart: Piece by Piece. He also travels around the South speaking to major groups, clubs, and businesses.
What can a basketball coach teach business men and women about success, leadership, goal setting, reaching the top and staying on top? EVERYTHING! All of these important things are the exact same things that make a coach successful!
As far back as I can remember, I had a ball of some kind in my hand. Little League was my first experience with a coach, and through the years I found that all my good coaches had one thing in common: They all knew how to motivate their teams. As a twelve-year-old I began to learn more about the most important coach of all: Almighty God. I accepted His Son as my personal savior that year and began to read the Bible. I found throughout my playing days and years of coaching that Gods word uses many of the same motivational words that my former coaches used, which I also use today as a coach. I never dreamed of becoming an author, but one day while walking to school I felt Gods presence. He spoke to me as I walked, and He led me to write about these all important words and how they have influenced my life and the lives of many of my students and athletes.
We are challenged every day with adversity. We would like to think we are in control of all that transpires in our lives; however, we are not in control, but God is. Faith allows us to discern what God is accomplishing in our lives. Faith gives us confidence to trust in Him. Soul Food reminds us all that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of that which we cannot see. It provides for us a means of expression that brings us hope. Football is one vehicle that provides a competitive environment. It is a tough, hard-nosed sport. As Soul Food expresses, a team must come together regardless of backgrounds, race, money, family structure, and cultural differences. Soul Food addresses relationships on a team, and within a family, which is what a great team should resemble. Soul music expressed passion and concern for all. Love keeps us pursuing the best in those we encounter. As MLK said, "I dream of the day when my children are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character!
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