Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
“Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.”
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Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
“Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.”
Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy.
In every life, there have to be some shadows. Look at me. My life has been filled with sunshine. A beautiful and caring wife. Five healthy children. I got to do what I loved. How many people are that lucky?
Coaches have got to be given rank within the university so that you can't fire a coach unless you go through an academic committee, just as you would with a professor. If coaches are to have any stability and security, they need to be treated like an English professor.
When a kid plays football games before he attends a class, something is wrong.
Of my English friends, I should find language too poor to speak the just praise and the excellence which shines in their characters and lives.
The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.
Baylor has stood here before the state of Texas was even formed. It will be here for a long time. It hit a rough time, but this is what Baylor stands for. It stands for excellence and leadership and service and a spiritual mission.
Excellence is a high performance over a long period of time. That's what I've tried to focus on.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
The work must be its own reward. I got that early on. And I'm blessed by meeting my own standards of excellence.