Jim Tressel: Becoming Yourself
Episode description
Jim Tressel, President of Youngstown State University and formerly head football coach of the Youngstown State Penguins and the Ohio State Buckeyes, joins Michael on the podcast today.
“It’s important to study others, but to become yourself.” - Jim Tressel
They discussed Jim’s life growing up poor, the incredible examples of his mother and father, his entrance into a lifelong and legendary career in teaching, sports, and leadership, and his deep, deep faith in Jesus Christ.
Jim is the very definition of a leader. He’s a man who has been through many trials and many successes, and I’m so glad he’s here to teach us what he knows.
In this episode Michael and Jim talked about:
- What betting on yourself means to him
- The importance of his mother and father’s example
- Studying the great players of his generation
- What he learned from the great John Wooden
- Why you have to be the best you can be
- The two biggest moments in his life
- Winning the game of life
- How he approached “the future”
- His transition from player to coach
- His long-term planning approach to coaching
- How he approaches pressure in life
- The mindset of forward progression
- The advice he’d give his sixteen-year-old self
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