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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.

Bill Walsh

On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you’re likely to think there are unbreakable “rules” for a lot of these things.)
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Knows Thinking Unbreakable
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader
For me the starting point for everything – before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience – is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you’re dead in the water.
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Ethics Philosophy Water Work
Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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Great Lifetime Pay Relationship
Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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Challenges Consistent Effort
In evaluating people, I prize ego. It often translates into a fierce desire to do their best and an inner confidence that stands them in good stead when things really get rough.
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Confidence Desire Fierce Rough Translate
Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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Flying Pants
Consistent motivation usually comes from a consuming desire to be able to perform at your best under pressure, namely, the pressure produced by tough competition.
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Motivation Player Team
By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
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Leader Possible Running Time Two
We all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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Creator Damn Knows
Psychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I’ve ever coached had ego to spare.
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Competitiveness Ego Psychologists Spare Strong
If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.
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Coaches Feeling Game Jon Know Player Win
We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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Motivational Player Sports
A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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Differences Editing Writing
There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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Awareness Lead Part Talking
I have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.
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Dry Humor Sense Serious

If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.

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