The Power Of Praise
"Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect."
-- Woody Hayes
"People are in greater need of our praise when they try and fail, than when they try and succeed."
-- Unknown
"It is better to build strong children than to try to repair adults."
-- Unknown
"There is a difference between spirit and temperament. It is a slight difference, but it is an important one. I valued players with spirit and avoided those who were temperamental."
-- John Wooden
Ways to Praise a Player
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Wow
Wow•Way to go
Way to go•Super
Super•You're special
You're special•Outstanding
Outstanding •Excellent
Excellent •Great
Great •Good
Good•Neat
Neat •Well done
Well done •Remarkable
Remarkable •I knew you could do it
I knew you could do it •I'm proud of you
I'm proud of you •Fantastic
Fantastic •Super star
Super star •Nice work
Nice work •Looking good
Looking good •You're on top of it
You're on top of it •Beautiful
Beautiful •Now you're flying
Now you're flying •You're catching on
You're catching on •Now you've got it
Now you've got it •You're incredible
You're incredible •Bravo
Bravo •You're fantastic
You're fantastic •Hurray for you
Hurray for you •You're on target
You're on target•You're on your way
You're on your way •How nice
How nice •How smart
How smart •Good job
Good job •You're incredible
You're incredible •Hot dog
Hot dog •Dynamite
Dynamite •You're unique
You're unique •Nothing can stop you now
Nothing can stop you now •Good for you
Good for you •I like you
I like you •You're a winner
You're a winner •Beautiful work
Beautiful work •Spectacular
Spectacular •You're spectacular
You're spectacular •You've discovered the secret
You've discovered the secret •You figured it out
You figured it out •Fantastic job
Fantastic job •Bingo
Bingo •Magnificent
Magnificent •Marvelous
Marvelous •Terrific
Terrific •You're important
You're important •Phenomenal
Phenomenal •You're sensational
You're sensational •Super work
Super work •Super job
Super job •Fantastic job
Fantastic job •Exceptional performance
Exceptional performance •You learned it right
You learned it right •What a good listener
What a good listener •You're growing up
You're growing up •You tried hard
You tried hard •You care
You care •Outstanding performance
Outstanding performance •You're a good friend
You're a good friend •I trust you
I trust you •You're important
You're important •You mean a lot to me
You mean a lot to me •You've got a friend
You've got a friend •You make me laugh
You make me laugh •You brighten my day
You brighten my day •I respect you
I respect you •You mean the world to me
You mean the world to me •That's correct
That's correct •You're wonderful
You're wonderful •You're perfect
You're perfect •Awesome
Awesome •A+ job
A+ job •You're OK
You're OK •You've made my day
You've made my day •That's the best
That's the best •What a leader
What a leader •I love you!
I love you! 
