"[[Bill Belichick|Belichick]]’s father, himself an assistant football coach for Navy, taught him a critical lesson in football politics: that if he wanted to give his coach feedback or question a decision, he needed to do it in private and self-effacingly so as not to offend his superior. **He learned how to be a rising star without threatening or alienating anyone**. ([Location 765](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=765))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[feedback]], [[humility]], [[conflict]], [[coaching]], **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]