ESPN.com · Apr 14, 2025
Inside Pete Carroll's weekly gig as a USC professor
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LOS ANGELES -- With a projection of his "Win Forever" philosophy serving as a backdrop, Pete Carroll stood in front of a class of nearly 60 students inside a basement lecture hall on USC's campus.
The 73-year-old paced back and forth, his arms animating his words, exuding a contagious zeal as he spoke.
"Practice is everything," Carroll said, diving into the tenets of his philosophy. "If you want something, you've got to get good at it. ... You have to find a way to make time, make scheduling, set priorities, get your s--t so that you can be available to get good at what you want to get good at."
