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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.

Bill Walsh

Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
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Enthusiasm Interest Offering
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader
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
Everybody isn’t everybody.
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Everbody Everybody Game
Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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Attitude Bad Talent
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.
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Communication Fighting Sports
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
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
The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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Art More Science Use
The culture precedes positive results. It doesn’t get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they’re champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
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Champion Country Game Player Winning
Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it’s completely crazy is completely crazy.
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Country Crazy Game Ideas Player
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
Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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Flying Pants
You can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
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Belittle Getting Lesa More People
Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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Country Game Path Player Purpose Vision
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

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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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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