"Football doesn't build character...
It reveals character." Marv Levy


By Marv Levy
Having been a coach in the NFL, I'm approached all the time by people asking, "So how do you get to be a coach in the NFL?" It really frosts me! It also makes me realize the mistake so many people make of not living in the present. Goals are great, but if you live in constant anticipation of something else, of getting somewhere, you're never fully involved in what you're doing now. And I think that means you're probably not doing a great job.
I entered coaching because I loved it ... wherever I was. And believe me, I've been all over ... Canada, California, Virginia, Buffalo, Montreal, and Washington. But wherever I was, that was my dream job. I even loved coaching high school. My philosophy is that, whatever your job, do it as though you're going to be doing it for the rest of your life. Because once you start to see it as a stepping stone to something else, you're not doing your best; you're not fully involved.
What's the secret of coaching? It's being a good teacher. Sure, styles of coaching may differ ... you can be bombastic like Vince Lombardi, or soft-spoken like Bud Wilkinson, or a "master of the fundamentals" like John Wooden, who emphasized a philosophical approach. But at the end of the day, a coach is a teacher.
One bromide I've always disagreed with is that sports ... say, football ... can build character. I don't think any sport builds character. A sport reveals character. It takes a lot more than a game to shape someone's character ... but a game provides an environment in which the good qualities in a person's character can respond. One of the most important qualities: the ability to be heroic in defeat.

It makes no difference what the sport or the job, does it? Do it as though you'll be doing it for the rest of your life AND enjoy what you are doing or quit. You're doing nothing but shortening your life with frustration OR lengthening your life with enjoyment.

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