Coach Pennington Perseverance

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Coach Pennington has over 300 basketball.through his coaching years(still coaching today) he has taught many players new tricks,refreshed old ones. according to his players he is very calm and pushes you more than other coaches do.He is 47 years old currently,His career started in wichita falls texas.Eventually he decided to come down to Olney texas and coach here.Coach Pennington’s players show trust by doing what is told.He trusts them to do what is told.
Trust is like glass,fragile,and once it breaks it’s hard to put back together. Even though it's fixed,there are still cracks in it.”friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together”-Woodrow Wilson.always be loyal to family and friends,be reliable.For example when you break the glass.It's difficult to repair,now, you could just go and buy new window glass,but you can't buy Trust.When you lie or break a promise,the glass cracks more and more every time.So don’t make promises that you can't complete.Don’t give up on them.
Have you ever felt like giving up?As in, there was no way to accomplish your goal?Someone once said”perseverance is another name for success”.be patient,always do the best you can and have a strong determination to accomplish your goal.For
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“To be persuasive,we must be believable,to be believable,credible,to be credible,we must be truthful”-Edward R Murrow.Always be honest about the situation.No matter how difficult it is to do so.Don’t take advantage of someone because they’re rich,smart,or when they are generous enough to do a favor for you. Be honest to everyone because you never know when they can lie back to you.for example,if you were to get in trouble in a classroom for something you did,you wouldn’t blame it on the person you dislike. You take responsibility.Be Thankful for

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