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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time.
Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Don't tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best.
Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
I think as far as any kind of pressure on a football team or on an individual in professional sports really depends not only on that individual but... →
Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could... →
Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no one player, it's a great team sport, so... →
But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national... →
I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.
The other thing was that when I was at the University of Miami, we ran a pro-style offense and defense. I started each year by going to a pro... →
An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.
Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.
Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are... →