It's Not Who You Know, It's Who You Are: Life Lessons from Winners by Pat Williams

Author:Pat Williams [Williams, Pat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Celebrities—Conduct of life, SEL021000, Success, Character, Influence (Psychology)—Religious aspects—Christianity
ISBN: 9781441221216
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2015-01-26T23:00:00+00:00

Bobby Bowden

A Solid Foundation

Mark Richt, head football coach at the University of Georgia, told me how another legendary coach—Bobby Bowden, head football coach of the Florida State Seminoles from 1976 to 2009—exemplified integrity. “It was a life-changing experience,” Richt said, “to serve as an assistant coach under a man of the caliber and character of Bobby Bowden.

“I was coming up the ranks as a college coach, and I’d heard a lot of war stories about how coaches need to break the rules and cut corners in order to put together a winning team. But soon after I took the job at Florida State, Coach Bowden eased my concerns. At one of the first coaches’ meetings, he said, ‘We will not do anything outside of the rules to recruit a player to our program. I will support everyone on this coaching staff in everything they do—except cheating to get recruits. This program is built on a foundation of integrity.’

“When I heard that, I knew I was in the right place. Coach Bowden always demanded integrity from his coaching staff, and he instilled integrity in all of his players.”

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