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Bill Walsh

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
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
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
The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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Art More Science Use
Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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Flying Pants
I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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Class Jobs Thinking
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
Strength of will – is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won’t go away, who won’t stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all.
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Away Ego People Strong Survival
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader
Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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Great Lifetime Pay Relationship
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
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
Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.
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Absorbing Altogether Anything Lose Reinforcement
If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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Enough Figures 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
Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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Attitude Bad Talent

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