Student success statement

“I wasn’t trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right”

-Dean Smith

What this quote is trying to say is that you shouldn’t do stuff just because you want to be noticed by others. You should do stuff because you feel good about it. Never let others influence you. Smith did this to feel good and not only that, he choose he right, did stuff the right way and his players admired and respected him. This shows that if you do what is right you will be respected and you’ll even be people’s role models. Yes winning is a great feeling but he did not tell his players to win and win, he made sure they graduated, he didn’t let them curse, he treated them just how he wanted to be treated regardless of their skin color. Choosing the right brought him great blessings and he won 877 games throughout his coaching career. For example if you want to graduate with high honors you must work hard and do what is right. By that i mean that you need to do all your work all the time, study and make sure you give it your all. Follow the right path and don’t do stuff to try and leave a legacy but because you know it’s what’s right.