The Hard 90 With Zach Sorensen

For an elite athlete, "compete" means performing consistently at the highest possible level where the focus is on winning, pushing physical and mental boundaries, and achieving peak performance. It requires relentless training, extreme discipline, and the ability to perform under pressure. 

🏀 Trust in your work. Confidence comes and goes, but trusting your preparation, habits, and “trust buckets” builds a foundation you can always rely on. Trust in your teammates and coaches! 
🏀 Compete on every play, THIS PLAY! Focus on attitude, effort, body language and being present. 
🏀 Play with a free, “unlocked” mind. Don’t let past plays congest your thinking; stay present and play freely.
🏀 Start with high energy and intention. Wins aren’t given—they’re earned through effort, toughness, and competitiveness.
🏀 Effort often decides the game. At the high school level, the team with the most competitors usually wins!
🏀No Regrets, This Play, Be Present, Play Present, TP, Enjoy the Journey! 

1. Effort -if it looks or feels fake, it’s not going to cut it. effort is the baseline to competing you have to give effort 
2. Emotional stability.. I really like this one because every championship team I watched their emotional stability and poise is next level they get back to the middle so quickly and don’t let positives or negatives control their outcomes 
3. Selfless energy.. Competing is bigger than a stat line its about winning as a team and being able to hold each other accountable and win together is a big piece in competing 
4. Lastly I think Dominating the controllable.. I always loved the quote do boring better if you can dominate your routine’s preparation and game plan you will compete with anyone 

One pitch focus
Stay confident 
Execution focus 
Battle-mode no matter the circumstances

Good body language could be in there as well

1. Giving best effort (cliche but important)
2. Not afraid of failure 
3. Execution of your job or plan
4. Win

Chris Kirk teaches us that a true competitor plays "unlocked" in a state of Fluidity - flow state
Effortlessly adapting to environment - adapt and react to each situation as it arises
Reaction without panic.  Reacting without a reaction. adapting . the best competitors adapt without effort
Continue to move forward no matter what happens

1. Relentless effort - almost all sports reward effort & hustle! 
2. Be prepared and execute your plan (what the team needs & the game calls for).
3. Be driven to improve as the game goes on! 
4. Be engaged in making your teammates better. 

"Competing is choosing to give full effort and full focus to the next action, regardless of situation or emotion. Generally, people don’t stop competing because they don’t care or because they lack effort. They stop because distractions and noise get in the way." Steve Cutter

1) Know the game never ends

2) Always give 110%

3) Compare yourself only to yourself

4) Differentiate yourself

5) Learn how to lose
6) Never make excuses
7) Give credit when credit is due

• CC Sabathia’s definition of "compete" is rooted in intense, fearless preparation and a "give-me-the-ball" mentality, where the primary goal is to win for his team regardless of personal physical pain or circumstances.