Jeff Benedict > Quotes

“The true defining situation for a person is what they do when they are alone and don't have to do anything else. What do they do? Do they do frivolous things? That's when you define what you are.”
― Jeff Benedict, The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success Through Faith and Family

“Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable kids from various backgrounds. For those times when they made poor decisions, as they invariably did, the safety net must be strong as far and wide as possible.”
― Jeff Benedict, The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

“Remember who you are. - Kim Clark Dean of Harvard Business School.”
― Jeff Benedict, The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success Through Faith and Family

“He loved him and considered him his best friend, yet he hated some of the things he did.”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“With the one hundred and ninety-ninth pick in the draft,” the commissioner announced, “the New England Patriots select Tom Brady.”
― Jeff Benedict, The Dynasty

“Like it or not, football serves as the front door to institutions, with the exception of the Ivy League,” Floyd explained. “The reputation of a school is predicated on athletics. Football is first. Basketball is second. If you have a successful football program, it will support all the other revenue and non-revenue sports.”
― Jeff Benedict, The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

“Brown stayed close to Bennett. He was the main reason she had gone there. At one point she told him that she wished they could go off to a late show or grab a bite to eat. But shortly after Smith left, Brown started feeling dizzy and nauseated. She had taken the antidepressant Paxil earlier that evening. Perhaps the alcohol had triggered an adverse reaction? She wasn’t sure. All she knew was that she suddenly felt as if she were levitating. It was a strange sensation. Scared, she turned to Bennett. “I don’t feel good.” First he got her some water. But she needed to lie down. He steadied her and led her to his bedroom. He told her nobody would mess with her in there. It was small and dark—a desk on the left, just inside the door, and a bed to the right. Bennett helped her to his bed. She sat and he stood while they talked for a few minutes. At one point, Bennett heard snickering. Three of his teammates had snuck in the room and were watching him. “Get out,” he told them. They left. And a few minutes later,”
― Jeff Benedict, The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

“Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight quickly recognized that Riswold”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“Woods was indulging in personal obsessions like never before, forcing him into an exhausting game of lying and covering up more and more to maintain his wholesome image. Tiger, more than anyone realized at the time, was living a lie.”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“Tiger's inability to show gratitude, apologize, or express appreciation was rooted in his warped upbringing. His mother pampered him like a prince, and his father rarely uttered the words thank you or I'm sorry. Tiger learned early and often that his needs were all that mattered. His unapologetically self-centered attitude was critical to his success in golf, but it had an utterly devastating impact on the way people perceived him.”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“The back-and-forth was like a chess match; Tiger was looking for weakness and finding little. He brought up the breakfast at Augusta when Feinstein had walked out on Norton and Jones. "I have to admit, you surprised them," Tiger said. "I think they figured going to your boss would get your attention."

Feinstein explained that he didn't really have a boss; he made most of his money from writing books, not covering golf for Golf Magazine.

Tiger eased back in his chair. "So that's it," he said. "You really don't need any one job?"

"No, I don't," Feinstein said.

"Makes it a lot tougher to intimidate you, doesn't it?”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“What they call you is one thing, but what you answer to is so much more important.”
― Jeff Benedict, The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

“As Woods lay unconscious on the road at 2:25 a.m. on November 27, 2009, blood on his teeth and lips, he finally appeared as he truly was-a vulnerable, fragile, deeply wounded person.”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“As a human being, he might not have been lovable—or even likable—but as a performer, he possessed unsurpassed talents that he honed through a lifetime of practice. On Sunday afternoons, he shared his gifts with millions, enabling them to forget reality and vicariously experience thrills that were more exhilarating than anything felt in a church pew.”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods

“insisting”
― Jeff Benedict, No Bone Unturned: Inside the World of a Top Forensic Scientist and His Work on America's Most Notorious Crimes and Disasters

“attempt to explain the whereabouts of Tiger’s wallet”
― Jeff Benedict, Tiger Woods