black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Bill Walsh

Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
BILL WALSH

Country Game People Player Support
Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
BILL WALSH

Attitude Bad Talent
Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
BILL WALSH

Great Lifetime Pay Relationship
My theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
BILL WALSH

Lists Pixels Publisher Trying
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.
BILL WALSH

Coaches Feeling Game Jon Know Player Win
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.)
BILL WALSH

Knows Thinking Unbreakable
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.
BILL WALSH

Awareness Lead Part Talking
“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
BILL WALSH

Damage Effort Emotional Physical Tolls
The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
BILL WALSH

Absolute Organization Practice
I’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure-and their ability to overcome it.
BILL WALSH

Common Environment Overcoming Success
When I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, ‘Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?’ As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: ‘If you’re up at 3 A.M.
BILL WALSH

Country Game Jobs Kids Player Sleep
Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
BILL WALSH

Enthusiasm Interest Offering
I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
BILL WALSH

Class Jobs Thinking
Psychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I’ve ever coached had ego to spare.
BILL WALSH

Competitiveness Ego Psychologists Spare Strong
You can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
BILL WALSH

Communication Fighting 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.
BILL WALSH

Absorbing Altogether Anything Lose Reinforcement

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Related Topics

Popular Authors

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bill Walsh Quotes