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Bob Walsh 6/14/26 Bob Walsh 6/14/26

Becky Hammon - Resilience

"I wouldn't change the hard parts. Because the hard parts were necessary to build the strength needed for whatever challenge was coming." - Becky Hammon

Bob Walsh 6/10/26 Bob Walsh 6/10/26

Humility

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”

– Rick Warren, Author

Bob Walsh 6/2/26 Bob Walsh 6/2/26

The Ability To Learn

“The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.”

– Sheryl Sandberg, Former COO of Meta

Bob Walsh 5/26/26 Bob Walsh 5/26/26

Steve Kerr - What Coaching Brings Me

Coaching has unlocked the best version of myself…

"Coaching has unlocked the best version of myself," he told me in March. "I have to constantly be evolving, thinking, growing. I have to work on myself, learning how to be kinder and gentler to myself the same way I am with others. And I've had to learn to fight this very human instinct that I'm not good enough. Like most people, I'm insecure. I want to be great but I don't really know if I am or not, but I've learned the value of just being really kind and competitive at the same time. I've lived this charmed existence, an amazing life, a blessed, fortunate one, but I've also been through some s--- with my dad's death and my own health the last decade. I think I'm scared that I will lose that daily engagement and purpose that not only feeds my soul, but helps me deal with my literal chronic daily pain. If I knew I could retire and go do the physical stuff that I love, it would be a lot easier. But I can't do a lot of that stuff anymore. So I'm scared of being at home without the constant engagement and friendships that coaching brings me!"

Bob Walsh 5/21/26 Bob Walsh 5/21/26

Ben McCollum - What First Place Looks Like

“This is what first place looks like.”

https://x.com/coachajkings/status/2037148748170539450?s=20

“You can tame a fool quicker than you can resurrect a corpse.”

Bob Walsh 5/13/26 Bob Walsh 5/13/26

Mark Daigneault - When They Need You

“You have to be there when they need you.”

https://x.com/CAlmanza1007/status/2053552119672869121?s=20

Bob Walsh 5/9/26 Bob Walsh 5/9/26

John Henry - Decision Making

“He is not set or hardened or entrenched in a point of view. A lot of people, especially people who have had that kind of success, get to this point and they fit facts to support a conclusion. He really has a very open, almost Socratic way of processing things.”

A good look at Red Sox owner John Henry and his approach to decision making.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/05/04/listen-up-john-henrys-approach-to-decision-making/?utm_source=sbj&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=7b36302e-0969-4c5e-a41b-7156d44c7f67

Bob Walsh 5/2/26 Bob Walsh 5/2/26

Dawn Staley - Truth

Tell the truth, even when it costs you comfort. We're in the business of winning. And winning built on half-truths is fragile; it cracks under pressure. Real leaders choose honesty over image, because trust, not talent—is what holds a team together when things get hard. - Dawn Staley

Bob Walsh 4/29/26 Bob Walsh 4/29/26

Dusty May - Point At What It Looks Like

“Point at what it looks like.”

Some great stuff here from Dusty May on anticipating the problems that derail teams and talking about how to fix them ahead of time.

“Make your most important decisions in air conditioned rooms.” - Chip Kelly

“Point at what it looks like.”

https://x.com/coachajkings/status/2046196682195681388?s=20

Bob Walsh 4/16/26 Bob Walsh 4/16/26

Steve Kerr

"You knew they cared about you. You could feel that they loved you and they cared about you. But you were a little afraid of them."

Steve Kerr talking about the one quality that made Greg Popovich and Phil Jackson so special.

https://x.com/coachajkings/status/2042582152433279128?s=20

Bob Walsh 4/11/26 Bob Walsh 4/11/26

The Jockey and The Corner Man

Dan Hurley talks about the different personalities he takes on with his team between practices and games.

https://x.com/JoshChambers/status/2041270596613660968?s=20

Bob Walsh 4/7/26 Bob Walsh 4/7/26

Bold Action

"The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action…”

"The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action — an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why you're not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders are happy to zig while others zag. They understand that in an era of hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the only way to stand out from the crowd is to stand for something special." -Bill Taylor