CHAPTER 13
DEFINE THE SITUATION
The Action Principle
Expect only the best from life and take action to get it.
—CATHERINE PULSIFER
It was a dark time. He was depressed, a laughingstock, afraid of being mocked in the city, on the verge of getting fired from the 49ers. Sitting on the bench behind the best quarterback in the NFL, Joe Montana, he’d wondered if his time would ever come. When Joe got injured, it was Steve Young’s turn to lead the team. He felt the pressure. Steve was trapped in Joe’s shadow. He played terribly. Would he get cut? He felt like he couldn’t live up to the fans’ expectations. Steve never felt respected in the locker room, ...
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