Posted by: tarkenton
on Oct 04, 2012
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In the world of professional football, where I lived for 18 years, your biography didn’t matter. Skin color didn’t matter. Religion didn’t matter. Economic background didn’t matter. The only things that mattered were character and performance.
Posted by: tarkenton
on Oct 02, 2012
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Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal © 2012 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved.
They
say that the best referees are the ones you don't notice. That
disqualifies just about everyone currently enforcing the rules—or not
enforcing them—on NFL football fields this fall. The season ought to
have fans talking about the return of Peyton Manning, or the amazing
upsets we're already seen, or more close games than I can remember. But
all anyone wants to talk about is the abysmal officiating by replacement
referees.
Posted by: tarkenton
on Sep 26, 2012
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As seen in US News & World Report
If
you turn on the TV, open a newspaper or surf the Internet, you’re
likely to be deluged with political commentary and coverage. From issues
of foreign policy, to government entitlement programs, the debate has
been white-hot—particularly around the issue of taxes.
Posted by: tarkenton
on Sep 21, 2012
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To succeed in football and in business, I worked with a lot of
people. I learned how to figure out who the great people were, people
who were doing the right thing, people with great ethics who I could
trust and learn a lot from. I also learned how to identify people who
weren’t trying to do the right thing.
Posted by: tarkenton
on Sep 20, 2012
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In every field, you learn very quickly the value of great leadership.
Whether it was on the football field or in the business world, I’ve
learned from great leaders and seen just how critically important they
are to their organizations. But the leadership I’ve seen in athletics
and business towers over most of the leadership in Washington these
days.
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