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Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory QUOTES

1 " if you tell her she can come home just because she’s lonesome, then how is she going to grow up to be a strong individual, to stand on her own two feet as you know she will have to in this life? If you let her come home, how is she ever going to understand that she has to commit herself to fulfilling the responsibilities she’s taken on? She needs to grow up. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

2 " That’s a pretty decent level for us, I thought—more than what our parents had had, for sure, and enough to make them proud. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

3 " My dream for the young ladies I coach is that they never measure themselves with someone else’s yardstick, or simply by wins and losses. I would like them to know that real success is achieved when you set your own worth, fulfill your own destiny, and stand up for what you know to be right. And I want these young women, the leaders of tomorrow, to go forth and multiply: what we have learned, we now must teach. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

4 " This is a story I tell the kids I coach all the time because it’s one of the most important lessons we can learn in life: you cannot compare yourself to others. You cannot concern yourself with the girl next to you. As I always tell them, know thyself. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

5 " Coaching is more like chess; it’s about out-thinking and outsmarting the other team. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

6 " My father preached independence for women long before it was fashionable to do so. There was no way any of the Stoner girls was going to marry a man because she was looking to be taken care of; my father would have found that revolting. We had to be in control of our own lives. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

7 " We don’t want you to spend the rest of your life alone. If you found someone great, we would welcome that.” I was so relieved that they had forgiven me, and that I had their blessing. I knew that they’d want what was best for me. "

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8 " It’s hard to make and maintain friendships on a coaching schedule, and as a result, it can be a very lonely profession. If anything, I’d like to see more reaching out among the coaches in the women’s game. It means a lot to get a phone call from a colleague remembering a birthday or commemorating a milestone. I try to reach out that way, even if it’s to say, “I know things look bad out there right now, but you’ve got a fan in me. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

9 " I know I’m good enough. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

10 " Bring it on. This team is strong enough. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

11 " I was so touched by her—all alone out there in Oklahoma, so far from home and everything she knew. When you meet someone really special, you know it right away, as I did with Simone. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

12 " I appreciate the struggle, especially when you’re just getting your independence. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory

13 " I started to think about what life would be like somewhere else. I needed to know that I could be independent. "

― , Standing Tall: Lessons in Turning Adversity into Victory