Famous quote by Don Shula

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I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can
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"I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach"

- Don Shula

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Don Shula was a famous NFL train that coached for 33 periods, primarily for the Miami Dolphins. During his period, he won two Super Bowls, appeared in six Super Bowls, won 328 video games, and still holds the NFL record for the majority of job wins by a head train.

The quote emphasizes his coaching viewpoint, which is to evaluate the staminas and weak points of each player and afterwards place them in such a way that they can contribute most to the group's success. This is reflected in his successful use of the "no-name defense" in the 1970s, which was made up of primarily unheralded gamers, yet did exceedingly well under his guidance.

The utmost objective of mentoring, according to Shula, is to achieve group success, which entails winning video games as well as championships. This way of thinking aided him to develop effective, winning groups throughout his profession.

On the whole, the quote records the essence of Shula's strategy to mentoring, which concentrates on optimizing the capacity of each individual gamer while keeping the team's best goal in mind.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Don Shula somewhere between January 4, 1930 and today. He/she was a famous Coach from USA. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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