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BILL WALSHI’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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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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The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
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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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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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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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Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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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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Consistent effort is a consistent challenge.
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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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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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“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
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The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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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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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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There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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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 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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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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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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We all know gifs are pronounced “jifs,” right? Their creator says so, damn it!
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Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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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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Everybody’s got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.
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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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