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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More Bill Walsh Quotes
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If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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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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Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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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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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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Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
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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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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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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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Everybody isn’t everybody.
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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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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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