Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Daily Coach: Refuse to be satisfied. Trust the process not the attainment but it can also be a thin line between that and burnout.

- VDH on our Ukrainian war narrative.

- Why NFL bettors should study the 4th quarter.

- Auxiliary Cruisers: Now more than ever.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Practice what even seems impossible." - Marcus Aurelius

"There's winning and there is misery." - Bill Parcells

"Only the vanquished remember history." - Marshall McLuhan

"Everyone has an agenda, and rarely is it about doing the right thing." - Michael Lombardi

A Trust Urban Myer Can't Earn Back

Michael Lombardi on Urban Myer's breach of trust and failure in leadership.

"The players don't trust the coach, the coach don't trust the players," - Urban Myer last year in words which could equally describe his current situation.

The 3 Basic Criteria for Working for the Patriots

The three Golden Rules you must adhere to in order to work for the New England Patriots:

- Be on time

- Pay attention

- Work hard

Not rocket science and something everyone can control and do no matter what your job or where you work.

From Mike Lombardi on his GM Shuffle podcast which I highly recommend for any football fan.

Gridiron Genius and Bill Walsh's Standard of Performance

Currently reading Gridiron Genius by Michael Lombardi. So far a very enjoyable read.

Early on Lombardi shared Bill Walsh's Standard of Performance and I thought these 17 tenets were worthy of note.

1. Exhibit a ferocious and intelligently applied work ethic directed at continual improvement.

2. Demonstrate respect for each person in the organization.

3. Be deeply committed to learning and teaching.

4. Be fair.

5. Demonstrate Character.

6. Honor the direct connection between details and improvement; relentlessly seek the latter.

7. Show self -control, especially under pressure.

8. Demonstrate and prize loyalty.

9. Use positive language and have a positive attitude.

10. Take pride in my effort as an entity separate from the result of that effort.

11. Be willing to go the extra distance for the organization.

12. Deal appropriately with victory and defeat, adulation and humiliation.

13. Promote internal communication that is both open and substantive

14. Seek poise in myself and those that I lead

15. Put the team's welfare and priorities ahead of my own.

16. Maintain an ongoing level of concentration and focus that is abnormally high

17. Make sacrifice and commitment the organization's trademark.

This Standard of Performance could easily be applied to any organization or even as a personal code of conduct.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Senator Al Franken wonders why some people can't take him serious

- Cool story - 94-year old grandmother road-trips better than you

- This is true

- Mike Lombardi on coaching / management

- And I think you might be right

- Very cool. All we had was a volcano that foamed.

Tim Tebow - Great Minds Think Alike

From the latest Michael Lombardi article:

One of the elements of Tim Tebow's game that goes unnoticed is that when he plays at home in the Mile High City, the altitude affects the opponents after spending three quarters chasing Tebow around. John Elway would wear out his opponents with his ability to move around, and Tebow does the same. They have different styles but the results are the same - defenses get tired.

Here's what I wrote 2 weeks ago:

Tebow's style of offense has to be wearing on the defense. I suggest that part of the reason Tebow can have that 4th quarter success is because he's worn the defense down during the first 3 quarters. It's harder to catch and tackle a fast big guy like Tebow if you are tired.

Maybe Michael Lombardi reads my blog?