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Billy Napier is fulfilling promise to build Florida his way, with patience

Billy Napier’s introductory press conference did not go how many of them go. He spoke with humility, for one thing, which is a hard thing to find among coaches in any major sport.

Also in lieu of quoting a famous coach or a major figure in Florida history, he instead dropped one of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: “We’re going to begin with the end in mind, and that is to be a champion.”

“Begin with the end in mind” is the second Habit, and it’s the only one I can ever consistently remember from having read that book in college roughly 15 years ago.