Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
BILL WALSHIf 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.
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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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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The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
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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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Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
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Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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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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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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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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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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The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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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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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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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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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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