Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Pete Carroll invites us to practice

From one legend to another: Pete and our own Rod Dixon



Pete took time to pose with the LA Roadrunners pace leaders



Today our SRLA leaders and LA Roadrunners pace leaders got a special treat. USC Coach Pete Carroll invited us down to watch him run practice at Howard Jones Field on campus. After that, Coach spent almost an hour mentoring our leaders. It was a fascinating afternoon, and Coach shared with us many of his secrets of success. He's distilled his vast experience down to some very practical bits of wisdom. My particular favorite was this question that he asked of the leaders in attendance: "How many of you have a philosophy that you can explain in 25 words or less to your runners?" That's just great advice. His philosophy at 'SC? "Always compete." Coach also talked extensively about the importance of a winning attitude, and he took time to answer questions and sign autographs afterwards. We'll soon post a video of his talk so you'll be able to learn more about his Win Forever philosophy. And look for more great things coming from our friendship with Coach Pete in the coming months.

Peter





1 comment:

Unknown said...

That event rocked! And USC was so kind to invite and encourage us all to attend more football team practices at Howard Jones Field.
Um - and the football team was quite impressive, too, I must say...
Thanks for your time, Coach Carroll!