i think preparation is the key to success. and you lay it all out, as you well know, as we describe in the book. what happened for us was we win the super bowl xlvi. and i felt like, you know what, the way that our players played down through the stretch there was remarkable. and we did earn the right to win. and why not write a book about that so that perhaps we can lend some of these ideas to other people, no matter whether you re a housewife, working in management, coaching a youngster or youth group team, whatever it might be, these principles will apply. when you see what s happening in washington and the sort of collapse of any kind of leadership or bipartisan cooperation, whatever it may be, taking the keys to winning that you have, what would you get them to do, these politicians, to try to work better for the cause of america? well, we all want that. and it s frustrating to see that why don t we come together to
or youth group team, whatever it might be, these principles will apply. when you see what s happening in washington and the sort of collapse of any kind of leadership or bipartisan cooperation, whatever it may be, taking the keys to winning that you have, what would you get them to do, these politicians, to try to work better for the cause of america? well, we all want that. and it s frustrating to see that why don t we come together to solve our nation s problems, put the politics aside? i always talk about team, which means unity. obviously, that s not the case in washington. we all wish it would be. there s something known as coughlin time. apparently if you re five minutes early for a meeting, you re late. how does that work? the way that works is when i first went to new york, what i wanted was our players to be focused, enthusiastic about coming to work, i wanted them to show commitment, to be eager to get started and learn. we changed all the clocks to be
standpoint. i have a little unofficial motto that s my brother s military motto, the seven ps, prior planning and preparation prevent piss poor performance. your keys to winning or preparation, communication, motivation. is preparation in the end the single-most important thing? i think preparation is the key to success. and you lay it all out, as you well know, as we describe in the book. what happened for us was we win the super bowl xlvi. and i felt like, you know what, the way that our players played down through the stretch there was remarkable. and we did earn the right to win. and why not writa book about that so that perhaps we can lend some of these ideas to other people, no matter whether you re a housewife, working in management, coaching a youngster or youth group team, whatever it might be, these principles will apply. when you see what s happening in washington and the sort of collapse of any kind of