Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement 

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right."   -Dean Smith

Dean Smith was known as a legendary coach. Coach Smith never said "I" he said "We", he always shook the other coaches hand after a game, and never disrespected anyone. Coach Smith was so legendary they names the basketball center after him. He never took any of the credit even when he maybe should have a little. He was a great coach and he made a great team.

This quote shows us how even those he was the coach he was a true team player. Most coaches don't really remember you after you leave but not Coach Smith. Smith keeps in contact at least 1 time a year and not because he has to.

Coach Smith sets an example for all of us and we should learn a lesson. None of us should want greatness, yet we should all strive for greatness. Smith did what he thought was right and that made him legendary. Just imagine what would happen if everyone would do what they think is right. This would would be way more than extraordinary.

Maybe if we were all more like Coach Smith there would be less violence, less crime period. We would all just be humble and pleasant instead of violent and horrifying. Many things can change when you choose the right. It might not always go the way you want it to but it can never go horribly wrong. Unless the thing your trying to correct was horrifyingly wrong.