Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call. Bill Walsh More Quotes by Bill Walsh More Quotes From Bill Walsh 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. Bill Walsh communicationfightingsports Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you're offering. Bill Walsh interestofferingenthusiasm Consistent effort is a consistent challenge. Bill Walsh consistenteffortchallenges The [best] coaches... know that the job is to win... know that they must be decisive, that they must phase people through their organizations, and at the same time they are sensitive to the feelings, loyalties, and emotions that people have toward one another. 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. Bill Walsh loyaltystrongjobs If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job. Bill Walsh hateplayerjobs Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment. Bill Walsh gratitudeinspirationalsports If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked. Bill Walsh errorsphonesediting If your why is strong enough you will figure out how! Bill Walsh figuresstrongenough Flying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants. Bill Walsh nflpantsflying There is another side [to ego] that can wreck a team or an organization. That is being distracted by your own importance. It can come from your insecurity in working with others. It can be the need to draw attention to yourself in the public arena. It can be a feeling that others are a threat to your own territory. 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. Bill Walsh teamorganizationreal One of the common traits of outstanding performers-coaches, athletes, managers, sales representatives, executives, and others who face a daily up/down, win/lose accounting system-is that a rejection, that is, defeat, is quickly forgotten, replaced eagerly by pursuit of a new order, client, or opponent. Bill Walsh athletewinningorder Innovation involves anticipation. It is having a broad base of knowledge on your subject and an ability to see where the end game is headed. Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you Bill Walsh innovationcompetitiongames The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice. Bill Walsh nflorganizationpractice 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. Bill Walsh opinion-leadersnfloffering Your attitude will unlock the mystery of success you seek! Bill Walsh mysteryattitude To a winner, complacency and overconfidence can be destructive. To losers, desperation and despondency are just as harmful. Bill Walsh motivationsoftballsports Commit yourself to something you have a passion for. Bill Walsh commitpassion Strong leaders don't plead with individuals to perform. Bill Walsh nflstrongleader 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. Bill Walsh nflcrazyideas 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. If a player needed me to light a fire under him by turning the other team into a demon, he was lacking something I couldn't give him. Bill Walsh motivationteamplayer
