We all know gifs are pronounced "jifs," right? Their creator says so, damn it!

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you're likely to think there are unbreakable "rules" for a lot of these things.)

Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.

People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you criticize them in a personal way... you can make a point without being personal. Don't insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less

The ability to help the people around me self-actualize their goals underlines the single aspect of my abilities and the label that I value most—teacher.

If I have any talent, it's in the artistic end of football. The variation of movement of 11 players and the orchestration of that facet of football is beautiful to me.