I have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.

Bill Walsh

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We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are al... by Bill Walsh

We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year.

player motivational sports

We all know gifs are pronounced "jifs," right? Their creator says... by Bill Walsh

We all know gifs are pronounced "jifs," right? Their creator says so, damn it!

creator damn knows

A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.

differences editing writing

Writing headlines is a specialty - there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives.

headlines writing sports

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.

leader running two

Act like a VIP and become a VIP by Bill Walsh

Act like a VIP and become a VIP

"Extra effort," in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns. 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.

tolls effort emotional

Everybody isn't everybody. by Bill Walsh

Everybody isn't everybody.

There is a weird phenomenon where technology seems to be getting dumber in some ways as it gets smarter.

phenomenon technology way

As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to co... by Bill Walsh

As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone

coaching leader jobs

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

sports book reality

Victory is produced by and belongs to all. by Bill Walsh

Victory is produced by and belongs to all.

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.

player beautiful football

The dash helps to indicate that the two thoughts are intimately related, and it's less stodgy than a semicolon, which would have performed the same function (and who talks in semicolons?).

function helping two

I often think about the class differences involved in "jobs" vs.... by Bill Walsh

I often think about the class differences involved in "jobs" vs. "careers."

class jobs thinking

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.)

unbreakable knows thinking

90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.

unnecessary shots computer

The proper use of commas is often more art than science. by Bill Walsh

The proper use of commas is often more art than science.

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.

pixels lists trying

I'm not one of those "omg texting kids rite bad" alarmists. I just think there's an interesting nexus where the Internet itself hastened language change when it comes to Internet terms.

kids interesting thinking