A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.
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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
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How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.
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I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.
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If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
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If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.
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If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
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Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.
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No one has ever drowned in sweat.
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On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.
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The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
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The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
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When all is said and done, more is said than done.
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You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
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