Don Yaeger Quotes

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• Those who have the ability as African men to bring a change in a community that so desperately needs it are concentrating only on their…
• Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design.
• In sports and in business, the greatest leaders are those who make the best decisions in the most crucial of situations. They are the ones…
• We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.
• Most coaches would consider leading a team to an Olympic gold medal a capper for a pretty good year. The same goes for winning an…
• If the players understand and accept that their leader is steering their direction through thoughtful, careful measures, then they will pull together to give the…
• Powerful, quick and agile, Serena Williams thrives on winning.
• If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and…
• Chris Paul is one of the brightest stars in the National Basketball Association, a must-see player with the New Orleans Hornets whose deft ball skills…
• Jamie Moyer was in his third year as a major league pitcher and was, by his own admission, still wide-eyed, watching everything going on around…
• Sometimes legends find themselves remembered more for what they have not done than for their accomplishments. But those resume gaps can also help drive them…
• Marino was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, and his name always comes up when the conversation centers on the greatest…
• John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.
• As a teenager, Monica Seles won some historic matches on the tennis court, dominating opponents and filling a room with trophies.
• Tony La Russa is considered among the best in his business. Yet nearly half the time he led his organizations into competition, they were defeated…
• Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has long believed that he, his staff and players should be as devoted to family time as they…
• In the 1970s, professional sports found a different breed of team owner in George Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees.
• Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders, serves as something of a cautionary tale in terms of how heavy owner involvement can sink a…
• Bill Veeck was a charismatic and somewhat eccentric owner-fan during the post-WWII years.

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