Campaign Motivation From Real Winners ...

The Washington Post has a great opinion piece this week where they basically asked proven winners in sports to give the GOP election advice. I like this idea a lot because winners are winners. The same techniques that work in sports often work in politics. And it is instructive to see that these proven winners in sports are exhibiting more leadership qualities than most GOP consultants and political leaders have these last few weeks. Here is one example, but I recommend reading the entire column.

As I would say to my players, it's not over till it's over! Never, ever give up! Fight with all your might. Pull every trick play you have out of your playbook and show them you're still the champions. Think about what it will be like if you should lose. That should be enough to ignite a fire in the weakest of the bunch. Remind the world what happened in Vietnam while Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat, was in office. Champions never quit. They fight to the bitter end through blood, sweat and tears! Life is tough. Life is football without a helmet.

- John McKissick , head football coach, Summerville (S.C.) High School, the winningest football coach in history