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Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.

Bill Walsh

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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Knows Thinking Unbreakable
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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Away Ego People Strong Survival
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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Ethics Philosophy Water Work
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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Motivation Player Team
Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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Attitude Bad Talent
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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Country Game People Player Support
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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Country Crazy Game Ideas Player
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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Belittle Getting Lesa More People
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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Absorbing Altogether Anything Lose Reinforcement
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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Lists Pixels Publisher Trying
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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Diffuse Diverted Ego Insensitive Manifestations
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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Books Magazines Reality Sports
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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Confidence Desire Fierce Rough Translate
I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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Beginning Caution Quotations
Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
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Flying Pants
The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
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Absolute Organization Practice

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