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Kurt Warner Biography

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In “A Foot Ball Life: Kurt Warner”, Kurt Warner demonstrates great leadership throughout the longevity of his career. He uses his great talent, composure, and toughness throughout his career to lead multiple teams to victories. Even though he only won one Super Bowl, the teams that Kurt Warner were on improved significantly during his time with them. Throughout all of this Kurt Warner was the ultimate football player, leader, mentor and friend, a suburb man in every sense of the word.
1.Kurt Warner was able to build teams that achieved their goals through hard work and determination. He demonstrated competent managerial skills by supporting each team he was a part of even when he was not playing. He built teams by understanding each individual …show more content…

Kurt warner began his professional career with the Rams. Here he spent a lot of time being pushed by the coaches and learning how to play at a professional level. During this time he was definitely not a coach, but could be seen as a mentor later on in his time with the Rams. After he injured his thumb he sat on the bench and had to still support the team. Next he moved to the Giants where he was a mentor to Manning. He was able to help Manning improve his skills and supported Manning even when he lost eight games straight. When Kurt was put in he said that the Giants should put Manning in so he can learn the quick snap. Last when Kurt moved to the Cardinal’s he once again showed more mentoring skills than coaching skills. He was sent to the Cardinals to mentor Matt Leinart, but he also took Fitzgerald under his wing. He mentored both of these players by teaching them the importance of being better than just good enough. While he was a part of the Cardinals the coach made a comment that he did not want to hear from others while he was focused on the game. This shows that he was not a leadership coach. Leadership coaches have to listen to the players to better themselves. Even though Warner was an excellent player and mentor, he lacked the ability to listen to the people bellow him to improve

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