Steve Young
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And, and, and, and I, you know, and Bill, I mean, I think Joe and I both feel, looking back on the relationship we had with Bill Walsh, it was love-hate. Because, you know, he said, I put you guys together to get the best out of both of you. Joe hated to hear that, and I guess I hated to hear that, too. But yet, he was the king, Joe was the king, and I was... I was a freaking pauper, right?
And, and, and, and I, you know, and Bill, I mean, I think Joe and I both feel, looking back on the relationship we had with Bill Walsh, it was love-hate. Because, you know, he said, I put you guys together to get the best out of both of you. Joe hated to hear that, and I guess I hated to hear that, too. But yet, he was the king, Joe was the king, and I was... I was a freaking pauper, right?
And so the power dynamics were not good for me.
And so the power dynamics were not good for me.
And so the power dynamics were not good for me.
How cool is that? What I could have done with that.
How cool is that? What I could have done with that.
How cool is that? What I could have done with that.
I somewhat regret that moment because it reflects something I would have said two or three years before, because I, I, uh, I, it's a longer story. I met a guy named Steve Covey on a plane. Once the depths of my career trying to replace Joe and, and I,
I somewhat regret that moment because it reflects something I would have said two or three years before, because I, I, uh, I, it's a longer story. I met a guy named Steve Covey on a plane. Once the depths of my career trying to replace Joe and, and I,
I somewhat regret that moment because it reflects something I would have said two or three years before, because I, I, uh, I, it's a longer story. I met a guy named Steve Covey on a plane. Once the depths of my career trying to replace Joe and, and I,
dug a hole of depression and anxiety and victimization and like I was I was struggling and he kind of showed me you know a way you know a perspective that said basically that the 49ers was the greatest platform for iterating to see how good you can get as anything he's ever seen in his life and I was like well no I can't because what I'm just described to you is this place sucks and he's like no this is the greatest chance you've ever had to see how good you can are you afraid to see how good you can get
dug a hole of depression and anxiety and victimization and like I was I was struggling and he kind of showed me you know a way you know a perspective that said basically that the 49ers was the greatest platform for iterating to see how good you can get as anything he's ever seen in his life and I was like well no I can't because what I'm just described to you is this place sucks and he's like no this is the greatest chance you've ever had to see how good you can are you afraid to see how good you can get
dug a hole of depression and anxiety and victimization and like I was I was struggling and he kind of showed me you know a way you know a perspective that said basically that the 49ers was the greatest platform for iterating to see how good you can get as anything he's ever seen in his life and I was like well no I can't because what I'm just described to you is this place sucks and he's like no this is the greatest chance you've ever had to see how good you can are you afraid to see how good you can get
I'm like, no, I'm not afraid. Well, then go about, be about it. And I was proven at the time that I was in the bottom of a hole that I had dug, that I had victimized myself and made all the excuses and everything else. And so I think that two or three years before that Superbowl, I had come to a place of perspective to recognize that it really wasn't about him.
I'm like, no, I'm not afraid. Well, then go about, be about it. And I was proven at the time that I was in the bottom of a hole that I had dug, that I had victimized myself and made all the excuses and everything else. And so I think that two or three years before that Superbowl, I had come to a place of perspective to recognize that it really wasn't about him.
I'm like, no, I'm not afraid. Well, then go about, be about it. And I was proven at the time that I was in the bottom of a hole that I had dug, that I had victimized myself and made all the excuses and everything else. And so I think that two or three years before that Superbowl, I had come to a place of perspective to recognize that it really wasn't about him.
It was really about like, go about, this is the greatest platform in history for a quarterback to see how good they are. Go, go be about it. I remember playing the pack, like the Dallas Cowboys soon after and seeing Troy Aikman in warmups and I ran up to him. I was like, Troy, I'm so glad you're here.
It was really about like, go about, this is the greatest platform in history for a quarterback to see how good they are. Go, go be about it. I remember playing the pack, like the Dallas Cowboys soon after and seeing Troy Aikman in warmups and I ran up to him. I was like, Troy, I'm so glad you're here.
It was really about like, go about, this is the greatest platform in history for a quarterback to see how good they are. Go, go be about it. I remember playing the pack, like the Dallas Cowboys soon after and seeing Troy Aikman in warmups and I ran up to him. I was like, Troy, I'm so glad you're here.