Explore Quotes by Bill Walsh

If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.

Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!

The minute you step away from the negative people in your life you will instantly see the beauty in your horizon.

If I have any talent, it's in the artistic end of football. The variation of movement of 11 players and the orchestration of that facet of football is beautiful to me.

When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.

Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.

Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper

Everybody's got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.

I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses

Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job.

I've observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure—and their ability to overcome it.

Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.

The ability to help the people around me self-actualize their goals underlines the single aspect of my abilities and the label that I value most—teacher.

Many people erroneously think they have only one chance to succeed, and if they miss that chance, they are doomed to failure. In fact, most people have several opportunities to succeed.

Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize.

Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.

The culture precedes positive results. It doesn't get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they're champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.