A few months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Barry Switzer. I interviewed the Hall of Fame coach for research and guidance on a book I’m working on. (The book will be No. 6 in the Sports for the Soul series.) Our interview covered numerous topics that will be featured in my upcoming book, [...]
Darrin Donnelly
“I always look at a negative and turn it into a positive. I try to teach my kids: just take that negative, learn from it, and turn it into a positive. … Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others MAKE it happen.” – Michael Jordan, 14-Time NBA All-Star, 6-Time NBA [...]
“We don’t control the events in life, and we don’t directly control the outcomes. But we always have control over how we choose to respond. How we respond means everything.” – Urban Meyer, 3-Time National Champion Football Coach These are unprecedented times. The sudden spread of COVID-19 has turned all of our lives completely [...]
“Don’t pick a career for money or some other reason. Do what you love, because it will never feel like work. … If there is something that’s your passion when you’re young, do it. Let everything else take care of itself.” – Bill Belichick, 6-Time Super Bowl-Winning Coach When you listen to highly-successful people [...]
“It’s easy to fixate on how the other team has better resources than you do. But it’s more important to concentrate on maximizing your own resources instead of worrying about things you can’t control.” – Mike Leach, 2-Time National Coach of the Year In sports, there are dozens of factors you have no control [...]
In Bob Stoops’ excellent autobiography, No Excuses, passages from those who worked with or competed against Stoops are sprinkled throughout. One particular passage that stood out to me comes from Mark Mangino, the man Stoops hired as his assistant head coach and running game coordinator when he arrived at Oklahoma prior to the 1999 season… [...]
