Bill Belichick & Ray Dalio on Having Great Relationships: Part 2

But the generosity part of it was really, I thought that was so on point. Well, it's, we're just talking about the different versions of that, right? And, and, and you know that you have succeeded not only in those two dimensions. You know, that day on the field made you a better team because you had it.

And then there's an emotional rewarding relationship that extends for years. You remember that vividly, and you have the richness of that love in a sense. So, it's just great to be in terms of a team. So, this is tough love.

It is, it sometimes it is as the decision maker. But the interesting thing I've always thought is that I learn as much from the players. They say they learn from me, and that's flattering. I learn from them. You know, I learn from things that they do, from experiences that they have, from the way that they train, prepare, play, technique that they might use, maybe don't even know they're doing it.

And then to be able to myself improve, get better, recognize that, teach from that. Um, you know, I've been very, very fortunate to be around a lot of great players, coaches, that I've learned so much from. And they don't even sometimes know they're teaching it to me.

But you know, I see how they do it, how they care of themselves, the leadership, how they handle a tough situation. And I can learn from that. And, and you know, I think some of them have reciprocated those feelings to me, but it really does go both ways.

And you know, I can remember my dad at the Naval Academy talking about how much he learned from the players, the students there as they were going through the process at the Naval Academy. And that always struck me because I always thought of him as the teacher and them as the student. But then he, he really opened my eyes to how much he learned from kids that he taught.