I think when you win the national championship, it works throughout your team. Where human nature is to say, I did well. I got my quota this month.
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Steph Curry is special in terms of the kind of competitor he is.
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I played so long ago, I don’t think anybody even knew you could transfer. I don’t think they knew anything about it.
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It’s never OK to lose a game.
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There needs to be somebody that looks out for what’s best for the game, not what’s best for the Big 10 or what’s best for the SEC or what’s best for Jim Harbaugh, but what’s best for the game of college football – the integrity of the game, the coaches, the players, and the people that play it.
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But the other guys that you have have to accept their leadership. They have to respond to it. That’s the chemistry that you never know how that is going to happen.
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You can’t keep your team together, and you are going to have more changes all the time. Personnel decisions aren’t always made by you, especially who you bring to your team.
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When you have a system, you kind of get in a routine of what’s important. And then you spend a lot more time on thinking of things that would make it better.
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First of all, you’ve got to have a vision of ‘What kind of program do I want to have?’ Then you’ve got to have a plan to implement it. Then you’ve got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.
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I guess I’m motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don’t do things the way you need to do them to have success.
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There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.
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Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.
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You have the ball in your hand every time when you’re a quarterback. Whether you’re handing it off or throwing to somebody, I think that’s extremely important.
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One of the easiest shots in golf is chipping. It should be the easiest. It’s like throwing a ball or pitching pennies. It’s easy. And I struggle with that, and the struggle is all mental.
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I want what’s best for people who want to improve the quality of their life.
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Honesty and integrity is an important part of our character, my character.
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