Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
BILL WALSHWe all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
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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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We all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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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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Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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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.
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Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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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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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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A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
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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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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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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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Machines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
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These are all negative manifestations of ego, and if you are not alert to them, you get diverted and your work becomes diffused. Ego in these cases makes people insensitive to how they work with others and it ends up interfering with the real goal of any group efforts.
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Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
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Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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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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We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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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.
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I’m not one of those “omg texting kids rite bad” alarmists. I just think there’s an interesting nexus where the Internet itself hastened language change when it comes to Internet terms.
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As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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