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> [What builds character? It's a commitment to integrity, hard work, honor and keeping your word. All of that comes straight out of the Sigma Nu Creed. The guy who wrote that meant it. The whole idea is to think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/what-builds-character-it-s-a-commitment-to-integrity-hard-work-honor/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

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> [You think football builds character. It does not. It reveals character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/you-think-football-builds-character-it-does-not-it-reveals-character/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

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## More by Bill Courtney

> [You can’t be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can’t serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/you-can-t-be-a-successful-leader-or-mentor-until-you-have-served-you/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [“We have the ability to survive anything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/we-have-the-ability-to-survive-anything/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [“It is never too late to show true character.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/it-is-never-too-late-to-show-true-character/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [Players win games, and coaches win players,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/players-win-games-and-coaches-win-players/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/in-the-marathon-of-life-there-is-no-finish-line/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/coaching-doesn-t-start-with-x-s-and-o-s-it-starts-with-believing-that/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/the-measure-of-a-man-s-character-is-not-determined-by-how-he-handles/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/a-leader-or-mentor-gives-credit-to-others-when-things-go-right-and/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/only-by-entering-new-and-unfamiliar-worlds-can-a-person-change/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/there-is-one-possession-that-can-never-be-taken-away-as-long-as-you/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [No matter how many good deeds we preform, they aren’t the ticket to earning God’s favor. God graces us in spite of what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/no-matter-how-many-good-deeds-we-preform-they-aren-t-the-ticket-to/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/many-men-beg-for-a-job-but-have-no-clue-what-hard-work-really-means/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [What builds character? It's a commitment to integrity, hard work, honor and keeping your word. All of that comes straight out of the Sigma…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/what-builds-character-it-s-a-commitment-to-integrity-hard-work-honor/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/the-true-measure-of-a-person-s-character-is-how-one-handles-one-s/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

> [Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-courtney/internal-character-how-you-behave-when-no-one-is-watching/)

[Bill Courtney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-courtney/)

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