Page Ideas

There are some good ideas for sports albums at Evan's Sports Pages. Also see Sports.

Team Sports Page Toppers

Quotes

• The difference between an extraordinary player and an ordinary player is that little extra. (Michael Burks)
• If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? (Vince Lombardi)
• If you don't practice, you don't deserve to dream.
• If you practice with emotion and purpose you'll play with passion and confidence.
• Individual commitment to a group effort. That's what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. (Vince Lombardi)
• Individually we are special, together we are spectacular
• Individuals play the game, but teams win championships
• It's not whether you win or lose,
  it's how you play the game.
• It's only a game until you lose.
• Like many athletes, I played in college for the chance to play in the pros. In the years since I retired, I've come to realize that the education I got in college was for life. I will have it forever and for that I am incredibly grateful. (Pat Toomay)
• No one ever says "it's only a game," when their team is winning.
• A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself. (Jim Valvano)
• Response to the saying "there is no 'I' in TEAM": "There ain't no 'WE' either".
• Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot.
• Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.
• To win, all you have to do is get up one more time than you fall.
• Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-the-last mistake
• Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat
• We are not going to play them; they are going to play us. (Hank Iba)
• A winner never quits and a quitter never wins
• Winners dwell on their desire, not their limitations
• Winning is about having the whole team on the same page. (Bill Walton)
• You are only defeated if you give up one more time than you get up
• You can accomplish anything you want as long as you don't care who gets the credit for it. (Blanton Collier)
• You can only win if you aren't afraid to lose
• You can't win if you don't begin
• You're never a loser til you quit trying
• You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win and you're never as bad as they say when you lose. (Lou Holtz)

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Cheerleading

Page Toppers

Quotes

• Cheerleaders are angels...we're the only humans who can fly!
• Cheerleaders are simply a jump above the rest.
• Cheerleading is more than a sport; it's an attitude.
• Cheerleading makes me jump and shout
• Flying is the second best thrill to cheerleaders; being caught is the first.
• A good cheerleader is not measured by the height of her jumps but by the span of her spirit.
• If it's in your heart, it shows in your spirit.
• It's hard to be humble when you can jump, stunt, and tumble!
• Just because we do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn't mean we can't change the score.
• Players - A vital part of any sporting event, they entertain the crowd in the intervals between timeouts so the cheerleaders can take a well-earned break.
• The spirit to win and the will to succeed are measured one stunt at a time.
• You know you're a cheerleader when you have to yell, kick, and scream to get what you want.

Cheerleaders ABC's

(Jakelle Cornell)

Cheerleading Page Idea

Crop 6 photos using the smallest octagon from the CM template. Use the larger octagon template to cut mats for the photos (use the team colors or something that coordinates with them).  Line up 3 photos in the center near the bottom of the page. Put 2 photos above them and one at the top - forming a pyramid shape. At the top of the page put a title and some die-cuts of stickers. Write the words to various cheers here and there on the page.

Volleyball

Page Toppers

Coaches, other Officials, and Fans

Quotes

• The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind. (Red Auerbach)
• Coaches are good sports!
• Coaches build teams, parents build players. (Charles Smyth)
• Coaches get a kick out of life!
• Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. (John Madden)
• Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The one's who win get inside their players and motivate. (Vince Lombardi)
• Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be. (Tom Landry)
• Discipline and demand without being demeaning. (Don Meyer)
• A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are. (Ara Parasheghian)
• Good coaching may be defined as the development of character, personality and habits of players, plus the teaching of fundamentals and team play. (Claire Bee)
• I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players said, 'Every time I hear that song I have a bad game.' (Jim Leyland)
• I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes. (Leo Durocher)
• Ideally, the umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job and the imperturbability of Buddha. (Time Magazine, 8/25/61)
• If a coach starts listening to fans, he winds up sitting next to them. (Johnny Kerr)
• If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you. (Paul Bear Bryant)
• If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? (Vince Lombardi)
• Kids don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
• Life's Mirror- There are little eyes upon you that watch everything you say and do. When you doubt the power of your position, just remember that 10 or 20 years earlier that little boy or girls was you!
• Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. (Darrell Royal)
• Most games are lost, not won. (Casey Stengel)
• The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else. (Lenny Wilkins)
• Officials are the only guys who can rob you and then get a police escort out of the stadium. (Ron Bolton)
• Other people go to the office. I get to coach. I know I've been blessed. (Jim Valvano)
• Professional coaches measure success in rings. College coaches measure success in championships. High School coaches measure success to titles. Youth coaches measure success in smiles. (Paul McAllister, Youth Coach)
• Sport doesn't teach character, coaches teach character.
• A tough day at the office is even tougher when your office contains spectator seating. (Nik Posa)
• The trouble with referees is that they just don't care which side wins. (Tom Canterbury)
• The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game. (Bill Shankly, soccer coach)
• We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job and show constant improvement. (Ed Vargo, umpire)
• Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player. (Bill Klem, umpire)

An Inspiration to Coaches

There are little eyes upon you,
And they're watching night and day;
There are little ears that quickly
Take in every word you say
There are little hands all eager
To do anything you do;
And a little boy who's dreaming
Of the day he'll be like you.

You're the little fellow's idol;
You're the wisest of the wise,
In his little mind about you,
No suspicions ever rise;
He believes in you devoutly,
Holds that all you can say and do,
He will say and do, in your way
When he's a grown-up like you.

There's a wide-eyed little fellow
Who believes you're always right,
And his ears are always open,
And he watches day and night;
You are setting an example
Every day in all you do,
For the little boy who's waiting
To grow up to be like you.

A word to fans:

Just a Little Person

(This could be adapted for other sports)

They stand at the plate with hearts pounding fast;
The bases are loaded, the die has been cast.
Mom and Dad cannot help them, they stand alone
A hit at this moment would send the team home

The ball nears the plate, they swing and they miss
there's a groan from the crowd, with a boo and a hiss
A thoughtless voice cries, "Strike out the bum!"
Tears fill their eyes, the game's no longer fun.

So open your heart and give them a break
For it's moments like this, an adult you can make
Keep this in mind when you hear someone forget,
They're just a little person, not men and women yet.

Coaches Prayer

God grant me the insight to see the potential in every player;
the patience to encourage improvement
and the character to always set a winning example.