Mike Tomlin on Heath Miller: “He’s not low maitenance, he’s no maitenance. He’s always put the Pittsburgh Steelers first.” #Steelers pic.twitter.com/6Hudc3B93w
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One of my favorite leaders is Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. At the conclusion of this past season, his star tight end Heath Miller retired. In the video shown above, Coach Tomlin talks about the impact Miller had on both him personally and the team as a whole.
Coach Tomlin paints a profile of what every athlete, employee, and man should strive to become.
The following are 10 Qualities Of Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach. All quotes are from Coach Tomlin.
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Continually Get Better – “To watch him grow and evolve”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Perform On The Field – “and perform.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Also Perform Off The Field – “To watch him in every way. To watch him raise his son. To watch his sons get old enough to come to work with him on a Saturday morning.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Are No Maintenance – “He’s not low maintenance. He’s been no maintenance.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Put The Team First – “He’s always put the Pittsburgh Steelers first in every aspect of his professional life.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Are Unselfish – “I don’t know if there’s been a guy like him I’ve been around from an unselfishness standpoint.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Live Lives With No Regrets – “We all fall short but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a regrettable moment in him.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Are Examples For The Next Generation – “He’s the type of person I want my boys to be.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Inspire Their Teammates AND Coaches – “He’s inspired me in that way.”
- Players Who Are An Honor And Pleasure To Coach Are Irreplaceable – “You don’t replace a Heath Miller. You simply do the best you can to move on.”
What is one thing you learned from Heath Miller which will make you more pleasurable to coach?
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