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Bill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. His advanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a legendary dynasty that won three Super Bowls. In the process, he changed the way... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Score Takes Care of Itself from the world's leading experts.
Vinod Khosla Co-Founder/Sun MicrosystemRecommends this book
Jack Dorsey Co-Founder/TwitterThere is never a better time to do the hard things when things are going extremely well and that can be as an individual that can be as a team as well. “Number nine, never fall prey to the belief that getting to the top makes everything easy.” It doesn’t, it makes it harder. “Number 10, recognize that mastery is a process, not a destination.” That’s what Bill Walsh had to say. The book is The Score Takes Care of Itself, a fantastic, fantastic tome of lists and everything that he’s learned in managing some very, very hard and ego-driven people, football players through the most losing team in... (Source)
Vinod Khosla Co-Founder/Sun MicrosystemRecommends this book
Ryan Holiday AuthorIn 2014, I read The Education of a Coach, a book about Bill Belichick which influenced me immensely (coincidentally, the Patriots have also read my book and were influenced by it). Anyway, I have been chasing that high ever since. Bill Walsh’s book certainly met that high standard. Out of all the books I read this year, I marked this one up the most. Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book. Walsh took the 49ers from the worst team in football to the Super Bowl in less than 3 years. How? Not with a grand vision or pure ambition, but with what he... (Source)
Noah Kagan Founder/SumoA few months ago, I was drinking a Noah’s Mill whiskey (cute) with my good buddy Brian Balfour and talking about life... During the conversation, we got on the topic of books that changed our lives. I want to share them with you. I judge a book's success if a year later I'm still using at least 1 thing from the book. (Source)
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Garrett Moon The Score Will Take Care of Itself by Bill Walsh: Amazing primer on leading a team and the first book I recommend for recently promoted managers. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Score Takes Care of Itself is ranked in the following categories:
- #67 in Coaching
- #9 in NFL
- #9 in Sports Biography