Derek D Williams

Life Lessons, Wisdom and Advice from Legendary College Football Coaches Derek D Williams

Publisher Marketing: The wisdom and knowledge contained in this book is timeless and transcends the sport of football. Iconic, legendary coaches like Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, Darrell K Royal, Bobby Bowden and Lou Holtz were not only outstanding football tacticians, they were terrific motivators of men. Life Lessons, Wisdom & Advice from Legendary College Football Coaches is packed with hundreds of inspirational and motivational quotes from the legendary coaches of college football over the past 100 years. Chapters include: Life Lessons from the legends, Winning and Losing, Motivation, Dedication and Discipline, Class and Character, Building a Championship Team, Hilarious Quips and One-Liners, and chapters dedicated to Woody Hayes, Darrel K Royal and Paul 'Bear' Bryant. Sample quotes: "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." - Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz "It doesn't matter what you do, be it the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker. Be excited about what you do." - Former Texas Tech and current Washington State coach Mike Leach "You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket. You might have caught a fish." - Texas coach Darrell K Royal "I don't hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they're not brighter than I am, I don't need them." - Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant "The height of human desire is what wins, whether it's on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium." - Ohio State coach Woody Hayes "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential ... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." - Grambling coach Eddie Robinson "If you don't discipline your children, the sheriff's gonna." - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden "Boy, do I hate to see that scene in the dressing room where a player gets up with tears in his eyes and says, We'll get em next year.' Damn it, ' I think, why didn't we get them this year? Don't worry about the next one. Next year may come and we may all be dead.'" - USC Coach John McKay "Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself." - Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne "A man is always better than he thinks." - Ohio State coach Woody Hayes "Happiness is not money and it's not fame and it's not power. Those are nice, but they only last a finger snap. Happiness is a good wife, a good family, and good health." - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden "Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices." - Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne