Downing Diamondback Football Philosophy

I. HARD WORK – “SUCCESS IS SPELLED…W-O-R-K”

II. DISCIPLINE – “DISCIPLINE IS NOT WHAT YOU DO TO SOMEONE, IT IS WHAT YOU DO FOR SOMEONE”; “THE PAIN OF DISCIPLINE IS NOT AS DIFFICULT AS THE PAIN OF REGRET”; “THERE IS ONLY ONE KIND OF DISCIPLINE…PERFECT DISCIPLINE”

III. TEAMWORK – “A TEAM THAT WON'T BE BEAT….CAN'T BE BEAT”

5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIAMONDBACK

•  HUSTLE: “It takes no talent to hustle.”

•  BE COURAGEOUS: “Fight one more round”

•  CARE: “Do you really care?”

•  COMMITTED: “Are you committed?”

•  LOYALTY: “Can I trust you?”

5 KEYS TO SUCCESS

•  ESTABLISH A MASSIVE WORK ETHIC

•  SET GOALS

•  STAY FOCUSED

•  PLAY THE ROLE YOU WERE MEANT TO PLAY

•  HELP YOUR TEAMMATE PLAY HIS ROLE TOO

HAVE FUN!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!!