Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A vision is something that consumes you like a fire

From Gwen Knapp's column yesterday comes this quote from Niners coach Mike Singletary:

"When I look around the NFL, I'm amazed by how many people have a dream and how few have a vision."

The difference, he said, is that a dream ends up being passive, accommodating disappointment.

A vision, he said, "captures the imagination. A vision is something that consumes you like a fire, won't let you eat, won't let you sleep until that vision comes to pass."

[Thanks, Ken!]