We might even get wealthier if we put life’s less quantifiable blessings in the cross hairs of our energy and and get ambitious for
Quotes
Clay Ives, Bronze medal winner in luge, 2002
I was thinking of some of the talks we’ve done with kids, where we say that competing is important, that winning isn’t everything. But
Joe Pack, U.S Olympic aerial skier
It’s adrenaline, it’s fun to do anything exciting on the edge, and aerials take the cake out of everything. Every day it’s a new
Ed Tapscott, Basketball coach, Player agent and scout
We have now reached the point where athletes understand as teenagers, maybe earlier than that, about self-marketing. They know how to sell themselves and
Ed Tapscott, Basketball coach, Player agent and scout
Coaches will sacrifice any standards to win. That’s because most of them are treated like Kleenex. They are used and discarded. When I coached
Jeff Seroy, FSG marketing chief, On the publication of Robert Bolano’s book
‘I’m not looking at P&L at this point.’ Seroy says. ‘But even if the book ends up losing money “it won’t put us out
John Thompson, East Carolina football coach
As long as you keep trying, you’re not a failure…You can put numbers and records on it, but that doesn’t talk about your soul
Clem Pope
The way packers keep score, he’s a God. The rankings are easy to figure. It’s how long you’ve served, minus the mules killed on
Paul Johnson
What strikes me, surveying the history of creativity, is how little fertile and productive people often received in the way of honors, money, or
British soccer coach
Football isn’t a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that.