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Coach Teaches Students To Work Hard and #StandTall

Patch and When the Game Stands Tall are asking about the people who inspired you.

Patch and When the Game Stands Tall are asking about the coaches, teachers or mentors who inspired you.

Tori Fischer’s mentor taught her to work hard and to never give up!

Mentor Name: Mike Sanchez

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Known Mentor for: 2 years months

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Town: Rocky Point

State: NY

What mentor taught about success: He has taught me that hard work, dedication and team work pays off. He has taught me to never give up and always give it my best.

What mentor taught about dealing with failure: There is no such thing as failure. Not winning a game is not failure. It’s an opportunity to learn what you can improve on to do better next time.

Best advice from mentor: He has many mottos, but my favorite is “Repetition is the Mother of all learning.”

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