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 WALSHInvest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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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.
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I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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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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Strength of will – is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won’t go away, who won’t stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all.
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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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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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If I have any talent, it’s in the artistic end of football. The variation of movement of 11 players and the orchestration of that facet of football is beautiful to me.
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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.
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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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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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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 all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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