Bill Courtney famous quotes

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.
-- Bill Courtney

#Believe #Winning #Player

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.
-- Bill Courtney

#Grateful #Giving #Moral

The exponential rewards you receive as a reaction to the service that you give is phenomenal. If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope.
-- Bill Courtney

#Mean #Giving #Rewards

Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.
-- Bill Courtney

#Character #Behave #Internals

Serving and attempting to inspire others is a responsibility, not a choice.
-- Bill Courtney

#Responsibility #Choices #Inspire

In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.
-- Bill Courtney

#Lines #Marathon #Finish Line

Grace is not something one possesses; instead, grace is something one receives.
-- Bill Courtney

#Grace

Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.
-- Bill Courtney

#Dream #Accomplished #Great Things

Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.
-- Bill Courtney

#Self #Entering #World

Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.
-- Bill Courtney

#Jobs #Hard Work #Mean

Approach each new day as a new opportunity to be the person you aspire to be.
-- Bill Courtney

#Opportunity #New Day #Approach

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 do in this life, not because of.
-- Bill Courtney

#Grace #Matter #Earning

You think football builds character. It does not. It reveals character.
-- Bill Courtney

#Football #Character #Thinking

The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.
-- Bill Courtney

#Character #Winning #Men

Players win games, and coaches win players,
-- Bill Courtney

#Winning #Player #Games

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 those words and make them a part of who you are.
-- Bill Courtney

#Integrity #Hard Work #Character

Who you are should not be defined by your achievements.
-- Bill Courtney

#Achievement #Should #Who You Are

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. And you can’t step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.
-- Bill Courtney

#Character #Successful #Leader

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.
-- Bill Courtney

#Effectiveness #Leader #Action

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.
-- Bill Courtney

#Character #Persons #Handle

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.
-- Bill Courtney

#Giving #Leader #Mentor

A true legacy is established over a lifetime and relates to what a human being does for others, not for himself.
-- Bill Courtney

#Legacy #Doe #Lifetime

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.
-- Bill Courtney

#Profound #Comfort #Comfort Zone

Each one of us has a comfort zone. The problem comes when we are unwilling to leave it.
-- Bill Courtney

#Comfort #Comfort Zone #Problem

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.
-- Bill Courtney

#Believe #Fate

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.
-- Bill Courtney

#World #Helping #Individual

As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!
-- Bill Courtney

#Fall #Might #Falling Apart

There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.
-- Bill Courtney

#Taken #Long #Possession

In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.
-- Bill Courtney

#Being Strong #Strong #Community