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The Score Takes Care of Itself

Bill Walsh ISBN 1101108479

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This book by Bill Walsh came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: David Senra. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

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The last words from the amazing coach known as "The Genius"Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence rarely seen in sports or anywhere else. Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor Steve Jamison, The Score Takes Care of Itself offers Walsh's best leadership principles illustrated by anecdotes from his entire career.

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David Senra — How Extreme Winners Think and Win: Lessons from 400+ of History’s Greatest Founders

“the book is great... love the book”
“the book is great. Bill Walsh's The Score Takes Care of Itself. I read it for the first time five, six years ago. love the book.”— David Senra

The guest here is David Senra: Host of the Founders podcast, who reads and breaks down biographies of history's greatest entrepreneurs; launching a new interview show on Patrick O'Shaughnessy's Colossus network. David Senra explains how studying 400+ entrepreneur biographies revealed the patterns, archetypes, and obsessions that separate extreme winners.

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