Commitment

Winner's Circle

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt made the hardest thing in sport look easy. Here's the cost.

Greg Berge

Commitment

May 12, 2026

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4 min read

⚡️The EDGE: The Effort Ceiling

Most teams don’t lack effort. They lack sustained effort.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Mar 3, 2026

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4 min read

⚡️The EDGE: The Buy In Illusion

Words don’t equal commitment. Behavior does.

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Jan 11, 2026

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5 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani is what happens when talent meets refusal. Refusal to coast. Refusal to be comfortable. Refusal to be labeled as “either or.”

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Nov 30, 2025

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6 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky doesn’t just win races; she dominates them. But her real greatness isn’t in the medals or the world records. It’s in the way she shows up.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Nov 11, 2025

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7 min read

⚡️ The EDGE: The 90% Rule

The best don’t try to do it all. They focus on the 10 percent of actions that drive 90 percent of success. Then they master them.

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Oct 5, 2025

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6 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: J.J. Watt

J.J. Watt didn’t enter the NFL as the most hyped player. He wasn’t guaranteed greatness.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Sep 4, 2025

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7 min read

🏆 Commitments vs. Goals

Goals are about outcomes. Commitments are about actions. One talks. The other works.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Sep 2, 2025

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6 min read

⚡️ The EDGE: The Unseen Reps

Every athlete wants the lights. Few put in the work when no one’s watching. But that’s where games are won.

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Aug 31, 2025

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5 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Michael Phelps

Many athletes chase records. Michael Phelps built a mountain no one may ever climb.

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Aug 17, 2025

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5 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Cal Ripken Jr.

Every coach preaches consistency. But few athletes embody it like Cal Ripken Jr.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Aug 14, 2025

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9 min read

🏆 Where Does Winning Live?

I’ve coached long enough to know the answer. Winning lives in the little extra.

Greg Berge

Winner's Circle

Aug 10, 2025

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5 min read

🥇The Winner's Circle: Maya Moore

Most athletes chase greatness. Maya Moore redefined it.

Greg Berge

Resilience

Apr 10, 2025

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10 min read

🏆 The 13 Rules of Being Relentless

Motivation is overrated. Discover the secret weapon of elite performers who always show up.

Greg Berge

Culture

Mar 20, 2025

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8 min read

🏆 Sharpen the AX

Preparation is the great separation. In life and in coaching. And building a great team is a lot like sharpening an ax.

Greg Berge

Culture

🏆 The 'Good Old Days' Are Happening Right Now

Mar 6, 2025

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6 min read

🏆 The 'Good Old Days' Are Happening Right Now

One day, your players will look back and wish they could relive today—not just the championships, but the small moments that make a team special.

Greg Berge

Culture

Feb 27, 2025

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8 min read

🏆 10 “We Will” Commitments

Great teams don't happen by accident. They are always built on a foundation of commitment.

Greg Berge

Resilience

Feb 2, 2025

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11 min read

🥇 The Winner's Circle: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant, known as the Black Mamba, embodied dedication, skill, and the relentless pursuit of greatness.

Greg Berge

Resilience

Jan 9, 2025

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7 min read

🏆 Are you a Lion or a Gazelle?

In sports and life, the competition never stops. If you’re not improving, someone else is. If you’re not running, someone will catch you.

Greg Berge

Adversity

Dec 26, 2024

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9 min read

🏆 Big Rocks Go First

As coaches, we often manage multiple tasks, responsibilities, and demands. But the truth is that if we don’t prioritize the big things, the smaller things will take over.

Greg Berge

Playing Time

Oct 24, 2024

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10 min read

🏆 When is it Time to Move Kids Up?

One of the most under-appreciated aspects of coaching is finding and “sniffing” out the talent in your program.

Greg Berge

Accountability

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Oct 3, 2024

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7 min read

🏆 Coaches are "Truth Tellers"

Coaches are among the last ‘Truth-Tellers’ we have left for our kids.

Greg Berge

Commitment

Sep 12, 2024

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10 min read

🏆 You Can’t Coach Effort

What is the secret to team success? Hard Work. It is not rocket science. There are no easy ways out. You must put in the time.

Greg Berge

Athletes

Aug 29, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 Leadership and the Bamboo

The story of the Chinese Bamboo is a fascinating one. And it can be applied to leadership development.

Greg Berge

Adversity

Aug 15, 2024

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8 min read

🏆 Logs on the Fire

Michael Jordan was an intense competitor, but what fueled his fire? What were the "Logs" that were added to his competitive fire?

Greg Berge

Commitment

🥇The Winner's Circle: Usain Bolt

⚡️The EDGE: The Effort Ceiling

⚡️The EDGE: The Buy In Illusion

🥇The Winner's Circle: Shohei Ohtani

🥇The Winner's Circle: Katie Ledecky

⚡️ The EDGE: The 90% Rule

🥇The Winner's Circle: J.J. Watt

🏆 Commitments vs. Goals

⚡️ The EDGE: The Unseen Reps

🥇The Winner's Circle: Michael Phelps

🥇The Winner's Circle: Cal Ripken Jr.

🏆 Where Does Winning Live?

🥇The Winner's Circle: Maya Moore

🏆 The 13 Rules of Being Relentless

🏆 Sharpen the AX

🏆 The 'Good Old Days' Are Happening Right Now

🏆 10 “We Will” Commitments

🥇 The Winner's Circle: Kobe Bryant

🏆 Are you a Lion or a Gazelle?

🏆 Big Rocks Go First

🏆 When is it Time to Move Kids Up?

🏆 Coaches are "Truth Tellers"

🏆 You Can’t Coach Effort

🏆 Leadership and the Bamboo

🏆 Logs on the Fire

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