Learning from Tony Romo
The paradox of greatness.
I was talking to a fellow Cowboys fan the other day. He was listening to me gripe about Tony Romo's eight consecutive games with an interception. My friend calmly reminded me that Romo is currenty sporting a 100.5 quarterback rating (very good) and on pace to statistically outperform last year's record setting season. Then he made this comment, refering to the interceptions.
The same thing that makes him lose, makes him win.
Brett Favre has thrown more touchdowns than any NFL player in history. He has also thrown more interceptions.
What about in business? Or life?
- The thing that makes him so good at making decisions, makes him a drag to work with.
- The skills she possesses that make her code immaculate, are what makes her work so slow.
- He is such a go getter. Many times, he bites off more than he can chew.
- He has the ability to think BIG. Sometimes he misses the important details.
Greatness is not synonymous with perferction. In fact, the paradox of greatness is that failure is its accomplice.
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Well said.
Love the extra r. Have I ever told you Jessica Simpson almost ("sure David, whatever") sang at our wedding? If she had met a Lubbock feller, maybe Tony could be the picture of perfection without the extra hangup of a clever paradoxical analogy, like say Peyton Manning :-) Whoo! Go Colts!
How dare you point out my extra "r"! Only my wife is allowed to highlight my mistakes.
I have to admit, I read this comment about 8 times and I still have no idea what that sentence means. I'll take it as a well articulated knock on Romo.
Good luck with the guitars!
I'm a little late on this post, but John Wooden, arguably the most successful coach in history once said "the team that makes the most mistakes usually wins".
That seems counter-intuitive, but is actually very similar to your point. Teams that win are teams that are willing to take risks and try new things, not sick back and follow the same old pattern.
Just think about how many times at the end of games when teams start playing "not to lose" rather than to actively win. And how often those teams actually end up losing.
@LukeD - Interesting perspective when applied to business or life in general. Never play "not to lose", only to win.