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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.

Bill Walsh

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
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
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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Communication Fighting Sports
I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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Class Jobs Thinking
We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.
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Motivational Player Sports
As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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Coaching Jobs Leader
The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
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Absolute Organization Practice
If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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Enough Figures Strong
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.
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Country Doe Game Knowing Player
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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Awareness Lead Part Talking
The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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Art More Science Use
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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Coaches Feeling Game Jon Know Player Win
Your attitude will unlock the mystery of success you seek!
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Attitude Mystery Sucess
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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Leader Possible Running Time Two
Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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Attitude Bad Talent
Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
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Believe Forever Mentor

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