This is the positive, non toxic way to tell someone to " toughen up" I appreciate it, immensely.

@overreacting_mom2991

Жыл бұрын

So over these coaches that yell like fools

@tuckertech

Жыл бұрын

Precisely. And it resonates so much better.

@CDeeez94

9 ай бұрын

Precisely. It gives a reason and an explanation as to why someone should "toughen up."

In less than 3 minutes, she gave more wisdom than 4 years of classes. Bravo. 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼 Sent this to my kids immediately.

I sent this to my daughter who's playing for a D3 school in GA. She's having a hard freshmen year in the clasroom and on the court. Then I realized that's what I'm planning. I'm planning on life getting easier for myself in 2 years, but the reality is that it will probably get harder. So, I'm going to play the video again. This time for myself.

The Lord never said life would be easy on earth, it won't. We will all go through life's struggles, down days, up days. It was no easy for Him, it won't be easy for us. Never give up no matter what or how hard.

@JokeritWasTaken

Ай бұрын

Bahahshim Yahawah Bahahshim Yahawashi, Bahahshim Ruach Hako'desh ✝️

I awoke this morning and turned on my TV, which was on ESPN. A feature on Coach Lawson and this speech was already playing, and I watched the rest of it. It may not be possible to have such an important philosophy expressed in a more succinct way. I then watched the full video, and I encourage everyone to do the same. Thank you to Coach Lawson and to the person who thought to record and later to share her speech with everyone. I'm always going to root for you.

@fearlessbasketball711

Ай бұрын

Do you have a full video link?

@JasonStiff

Ай бұрын

@@fearlessbasketball711 kzread.info/dash/bejne/onqfutWkedS-h5c.html

Pat is smiling at the woman that Kara Lawson has become❤

My 7-year old heard this and said, "huh, I always thought it was easier to be a grown-up." Glad she threw in the parenting reference 🤣

I showed this to my 6th graders today and I'm really hoping they took the message to heart!

Every teenager needs to watch this, truer words have never been spoken.

Single mom! Truth spoken Kara! Handle hard and in all situations give thanks and praise Jesus.

Coach, this is EXACTLY what we all needed to hear. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

One of the greatest speeches I ever heard

Ms Lawson is changing peoples lives!! I sent to my son’s team… this 3 minutes should be heard by EVERY young person in the world!

This young coach is worth an entire college degree...these players will learn more from her than all of the professors combined.

@jerryjanik480

Жыл бұрын

Her family's damn proud of her I know her and uncle

@kankys_1980

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! This type of mindset, is unique, she should get a full college classroom, if she doesn't has one already.

@lamontwilliams1843

Жыл бұрын

Lies

@dougkleyn3326

Жыл бұрын

Coach Lawson's speech is excellent, but Yerushalmi's comment is ridiculous, "an entire college degree" from Duke? Really? Coach Lawson is going to teach the players more than their pre-med professors? You may be an anti-intellectual, however, Coach Lawson is obviously not. Coach Lawson is encouraging her players to embrace challenges, including their academics. Why can't you acknowledge the power of her speech without putting down Duke University? The "colleges are useless" trope is getting old. And she is 41, very nice of you to call that young, I agree with you there.

@BennyNLoki

Жыл бұрын

Her message is very good, but let's not get carried away.

I cant emphasize enough how wise, encouraging and inspiring her words are. ❤

When I see young leaders like this, I KNOW our world will be just fine, with them in charge. Thanks, coach.

"Make yourself someone who handles hard well!" That's a LIFE lesson right there!!!

so damn true. don’t get frustrated with slow progress. like climbing a mountain, don’t look at the top and say ‘damn, that’s so far away’. take it one step at a time and before you know it, you’ll be summiting

Handling hard things better makes things seem easier! 😉

Very well said coach. My kid could play for you any day or night. The easy bus didn't run in my neighborhood. Im glad it didn't.

Excellent message! I just showed this to my 12 yr old daughter. She struggles with various things due to ADHD and anxiety, and I worry about her ability to handle life as she gets older and life gets more difficult. I’m hoping she takes this message to heart and tries to handle hard better.

@christinedunning8463

Жыл бұрын

Don’t just show her once. Make it into a daily mantra for her. “How are you going to do hard today?” “I’m going to do hard better.”

@walteradams494

Жыл бұрын

She isn't alone. She can do great things. Trust me.her talent will reveal itself differently others but it's there. Trust me.

@m.bird.

2 ай бұрын

You have to show her how to though. The best way is with excersize, with sports, science fair, travel, all with good coaching and guidance for incremental wins. Get her to try new things where it's safe to fail. Just telling someone to "handle hard better" doesn't help them.

This was incredibly inspiring. I’ve just finished six months of chemo, and the consistent thing I e heard from friends, medical staff etc is how well I handled it. I did - because I knew I would be better at the end, and that crying and being a victim doesn’t solve the issue. I took care of myself when I felt sick - but always looked for the positive. I got a therapist to help through the hardest moments, because I knew I’d need some support. You can tackle what’s in front of you. I know you can. Be good to yourself, you’re worth it!

@CDeeez94

9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you got through your treatments. 🙏 You're a warrior and you fought through one of the hardest things a person can through. Keep inspiring others!

I can't stop listening to this speech! VERY well said and hopefully encouraging to all who hear it! Definitey encouraging to me and I'm forwarding on to my kids!!

@JenAnnWen

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@44Stingray

5 ай бұрын

Ditto!!

@ezriderdznutztillyomomzcomhome

2 ай бұрын

This is almost as good as the "you are not special" speech at a high school graduation. No one is special...you have to work to get there.

They just played this on WGN in Chicago the other morning. I loved it so much that I had to find it on You Tube to hear it again. And then I listened to some more of her video clips. Coach Kara is amazing. She is giving such a positive gift to her players and to people like myself who have heard about her inspirational speeches. You have a wonderful gift! Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

If you have a meaningful pursuit in life, it will never be easy. That idea was expressed perfectly

I watched the feature on ESPN this weekend on this speech. I have not been able to get it out of my head. I wish I had heard this years ago. Life changing for me.

I needed this today at age 39! She just coached me in life❤❤❤

This is nothing but the TRUTH!!!

I had my Jr. High Football team watch this, twice. Players now come up to me and say, "Hey coach, when is the easy bus coming around?" I answer, "NEVER!". Appreciate these words of wisdom.

I used this clip as part of my orientation talk to our first-year medical students.

I have listened to this over and over...it is now written on my white board at work giving Kara the credit. One of the best messages I have heard in a LONG time!

sitting at the bus stop waiting for the easy bus.... #priceless!

This made me cry a grown middle aged man. God wanted me to see this Coach Lawson!! Thank you!!

Kara Lawson for President 🙏💪

You can tell she’s been through it, her voice says it all.

This is so true! It never gets easier, we just get stronger, smarter, and more resilient. Thank you!

I wish like hell that I would have had someone like this tell me all of these things in my youth. 💗💗💗💗💗🙏🙏🙏🙏

True, and well articulated. We need to raise the next generation to understand this.

When is your book coming out, Kara Lawson? The world needs this now!

Pain and Struggle are the key parts of growth, but they do not need to include suffering. Many believe being uncomfortable is not right and hence wait until they are comfortable. Kara you hit the target, DON'T WAIT. Run towards the challenge (pain and struggle). Fun, joy, and gratitude come from focusing on what went well, often surrounded by pain and struggle. I love George Mumford's analogy of the hurricane. In the eye, the center of the hurricane, it is all calm, but outside the eye, the winds are howling.

I can only hope she comes home one day.... This is the type leadership the Lady Vol program needs!

Excellent message and what truth and wisdom in under 3 minutes!

This is something I wish I was told 60 years ago when I was a teen. I learned the lesson the hard way.

She just hit the nail on the head!!!! And as you get older and have more things going in your life, it's like you are juggling Big Time! But take one day at a time and the Good Lord everyday for His help in handling all you have! Loved this from Kara, gave me something to think about... even at 68 years old, it's not easy! Everyday you have more to get done and your body says No, not today! Thank you Kara for that motivation, I needed it!

Our SVP at my company played this speech at our Sales Conference this year. So inspiring and real!

Just shared this with my 15 year old daughter. Such a great lesson.

This is excellent advice for anyone and everyone no matter who you are and what you do. I've found in my life that this is so, so valid. Thank you very much for the reminder.

Don't rest in the middle.Rest at the end.Keep on teaching good life lessons for their journey.

Love it!! Hard work is the basic foundation of success. Without it , you will never maximize your potential. Love this perspective

POWERFUL MESSAGE. I sent this to all three of my kids. My oldest recently graduated college and looking for a job. My twins just graduated high school and will be off to college. They all needed to hear this as they journey through life

@gloriaofford4474

9 ай бұрын

Wonderful...a much needed talk with our young, but it's really for everyone. She spoke the truth.

Thank you so much for this!! I believe this is something that can truly make a difference.

Wow. This was amazingly said.

Apparently I'm late to this video, but this is SO good! Too many of us, me included at times, looks for the easy way out or thinks, "if I can just gut this out, it will get easier", and it never does. "If you have a meaningful pursuit in life, it will NEVER be easy". THANK YOU, COACH LAWSON! So good!

Endure hardness as a good solider! I was spelled bound listening to this!! I have sent this video to my children and friend's also. I spoke to my daughter in law about her marriage situation with my son. This message crosses all avenue's and roads!

I watch this frequently……it hits home …..what a great speech!!!!!!!

Pat Summit would be so damn proud!!!!

I needed this and I have saved this everywhere I could on my phone. I never want to lose this message.

THIS IS EXCELLENT!!! Thank you for sharing this... perfectly said.

Great life message and foundational lesson For us all, especially our youthful future leaders. Don’t wish or hope for easier, strive to get better. Put in the work and select better coaches and mentors!

This is what we need… truth! Sharing this with all the young & old, life is hard, prepare yourself!

I also have learned that “hard” is not the same as bad. It’s just hard.

I love this message thank you Kara Lawson

I LOVE LOVE LOVE This!!! I wish everyone could hear her. I wish I could have heard this when I was young. We grow up thinking “I can’t wait until it’s easier.” “After I do this, it will be easier.” “When I get this, it will be easier.” But it’s not. It never will be. And that’s ok.

Incredible motivational clip! I was already bought into it and at 68 step up and challenge myself to be a better version of myself constantly! I have shared this and the sport center clip to a lot of people that I care about! I give my oxygen to the people that are winners and that I can learn from! Thank you Coach Lawson! #letsgoin24!!

I can't listen to a lot of people for a long time but I could Listen to Kara forever

GO AHEAD COACH speak the truth! LOVE THIS

thank you,,I think people missed the part about "preparing",,,, that helps us handle hard better.

What I like to say is “It’ll get better” rather than “It’ll get easier”

A LOT of food for thought! Thank you coach Dawson for the wise words!

Amazing listening to someone that really gets it ,

OMG! I wish somebody had told me this in high school, not just college! My life may have been totally different instead I had to learn this over many years. This speech is GOLD!!

Just cried watching this. I been struggling to find a job for a long time now. Had to move back in with my parents. It's rough. But I'm trying. This was right on time. I'm grateful I saw it. And I'm grateful I found this via Mirin Fader's awesome piece on Coach Lawson in The Ringer.

I shared this with our FRC FIRST Robotics Team 4931. We will be using this as our theme and goal for this year. We will be the team “That handles hard well”. Thank you Coach Lawson!

This applies to college, workplace, relationships. Great message - thank you, Kara! Handle hard better!

Well said coach this is tangible hard truth that can be used to succeed. Whoever needs to hear this I hope you heard her!! Keep going coach

Great speech. To those of us that have banged around a bit may have to listen to this 10 times a day but a message worth hearing

Man… this is real.

Coach Kara Lawsons motivational speech is a wonderful lesson and it spoke to me. When you want to achieve your goals, it can’t be handed to you, but you learn how to surpass the hardship. You cannot learn what is handed to you. But to be better, you find the courage, the strength, and the integrity to surpass that hardship. When you want something, you will find a way to defeat it. It won’t be easy and that’s ok.

thanks for the encouragement!

One of the best speeches ever!!

True words that resonate no matter what age you are.

I am a high school teacher. All of my students are going to see this .... at least once! (Maybe once a day?)

I'm an older person, not seeking career opportunities, but she makes so much sense, i get it. If her students listens to her words of wisdom, they will do well in their lives overall. 🤗😍

Coach Lawson, you're a rock-star! Keep inspiring, coaching, motivating. You are a treasured gift!

This is hard to listen to. And no matter how many times I listen to it, it never gets easier. But I get more from it each and every time. Thanks Kara -- I get you, I get your message, and I appreciate both.

That is some great words from a basketball coach Total respect for her

This is an amazing speech, so well said very profound, I sent to my 3 grown sons.

Hard is good for everyone. God never gives us anything we cannot handle. God is always there to help you when you need it.

I love this message so much! So many people are waiting for easy! Thank you for sharing this!

Salient and poignant, this message hits to the core. One of the best things you can listen to. HANDLE HARD BETTER!

This message needs to be shared with the anxious and depressed Gen Z generation

Thanks Kara Lawson for this inspirational message! May God continue to bless and prosper you!

This Coach is Amazing!! I love her ! I honestly wish I could play for her I would run through a brick wall love her approach and the way she articulates things

Amen!

Get me that tshirt! Handle hard better.

Truth always wins.

This is amazing! I just showed this to my 13 yr old son. He really struggles. Thank you alot! Karen,

Kara is a star! Helping us come to grips with the realities that we are faced with.

Love this!

OMG I just had a conversation with my 15 year old daughter tonight. I told enjoy this time in high school life gets so much more complicated the older you get. I am definitely sharing this with her after her two hour hockey practice and video class room meeting!! Thank you so much. Love watching you play with the Vols. GBO!!!