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2003 Season
 Anson Dorrance is the legendary women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina. His program is commonly referred to as "The Dynasty." He is not only the most successful coach in the women's game - a four-time National Coach of the Year - but an ambassador of the game, a highly sought-after motivational speaker, a major force in training young players through wildly popular soccer camps, and a successful television broadcaster. His teams have won 17 NCAA National Championships, and many of his former players have gone on to become the most accomplished players in the world, including superstar Mia Hamm. Anson has produced best selling soccer videos and is the author of Training Soccer Champions, written with Tim Nash.
Training Soccer Champions (1996)
The Vision of a Champion: Advice and Inspiration from the World's Most Successful Women's Soccer Coach (2002)
The Vision of a Champion
by Anson Dorrance and Gloria Averbuch
foreword by Mia Hamm
Chapter 5: Towards Personal Excellence
All of Us Can Be Excellent
In 1999, I was invited to lecture on athletic excellence in a freshman honors seminar on campus. The professor had some literature that I found so powerful that I now use it with my team. It has become the foundation of everything we do. I also use it as part of a coach's lecture I give. Below I have adapted it for you.
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