"I’ve met with many coaches and they ask me: “**What happened to the coachable athletes?** Where did they go?” Many of the coaches lament that when they give their athletes corrective feedback, the athletes grumble that their confidence is being undermined. Sometimes the athletes phone home and complain to their parents. **They seem to want coaches who will simply tell them how talented they are and leave it at that**." ([Location 3124](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01M036N60&location=3124)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[responding-to-feedback]], [[coaching]], [[growth-mindset]], [[fixed-mindset]], [[slowing-down-not-stopping]], [[progressing-slowly]], **Source** -- [[20250429082504 - B - Mindset]]