Good morning. ESPN profiles LSU strength coach Katie Guillory's journey from amputation to the NCAA Championship, why more data doesn't mean better athlete predictions, and the daily habits that build elite careers. Let's get into it...
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📈 Astros Strength Coach Stephanie Grubbs on 13 Habits That Build Excellence
Stephanie Grubbs, Houston Astros strength coach, shares the daily habits that built her career from college volleyball to professional baseball. Key lessons: value learning and apply it, have a growth mindset, improve your stress response, embrace small conflicts, commit to delayed gratification, choose gratitude over comparison, and practice courage daily.
Grubbs applied to more than 50 internships early in her career and heard back from only a handful. She cold-called coaches and mentors she admired. That season taught her patience and consistency beat quick results. Her philosophy: get comfortable being uncomfortable. Excellence isn't one big moment — it's the small, daily choices that compound over time. Plan your day the night before, keep goals in front of you, take action even when uncomfortable, and stay connected to your "why." Read More
💪 How LSU's Strength Coach Became the Ultimate Example of Fortitude
In a new ESPN feature, Katie Guillory shares her journey from a July 4th jet ski accident that led to amputation to coaching LSU gymnastics into the NCAA finals. A boat wake launched Guillory into the water, tangling her ankle in the wakeboard tow rope and nearly severing her foot. Doctors amputated below the knee. Two days after being discharged from a two-week hospital stay, she returned to the weight room: "I am still your coach, and I will coach my butt off from a wheelchair as long as I need to." Head coach Jay Clark says her return shifted the team's intensity.
LSU advanced to Saturday's championship after finishing second in Thursday's semifinals. Guillory's next goals: help LSU win its second national title, then compete in the 2028 Paralympics as both coach and athlete. She's training for long jump and supporting the U.S. national wheelchair handball team. Read More
🧠 Why Athletes Are Complex Adaptive Systems — Not Machines
Jo Clubb explains why athletes aren't predictable machines. Athletes are complex systems — their bodies adapt constantly, one change affects everything else, and improvement in one area might hurt another.
The mistake coaches make: thinking more precision and more data will eventually make athletes predictable. It won't. Injuries and performance don't come from single causes — they emerge from patterns. Example: fixing one risk factor might just shift the problem somewhere else. The takeaway: stop chasing perfect prediction models. Instead, make small changes, watch how the athlete responds, then adjust. That's the only approach that works with complex systems. Read More
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