Not too many football coaches quote Irish poets, but I’ve recently come across 2 quotes by former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr while reading leadership articles.   He seems like an interesting man, though I never followed him much as a coach, and rarely if ever root for the Wolverines.  Both the articles and the quotes show that he spent his time reading more than just playbooks.  Here’s one quote.  I’ll have to go back and look to find the other one…

“Thirteen years ago, when I was named the head coach,” Carr said at the press conference announcing his retirement, “I took as my guide the words of Pakenham Beatty. He said:

By your own soul, learn to live.
If some men thwart you, take no heed.
If some men hate you, have no care.
Sing your song. Dream your dream.
Hope your hope and pray your prayer.”

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