"He continues to preach the tenets of his faith: Fix your mistakes, get better every day, do your job. There is not and never has been room for frivolity, or peripheral concerns of any flavor, or even outward signs of joy. The rare smile, the northern white rhino of the sports world, is more a baring of teeth. We are left to presume he enjoys what he's doing simply because he keeps doing it."
"It is nearly an hour past the final play of the UNC-Stanford game when he finally appears at the lectern in the atrium of the school's football complex. He stands, as always, and begins to speak about his team's 20-15 win, its second ACC victory in a row and a sign -- fleeting as it may be -- that he just might make this college thing work after all."
He is the most famous and successful coach in NFL history and now leads the University of North Carolina football team, which sits at 4-7 and resists his methods. He remains driven by strict principles: Fix your mistakes, get better every day, do your job. Frivolity and outward joy have no place in his approach; smiles are rare and often look like baring of teeth. His personal life has become more public, prompting questions about his motives for coaching. After a 20-15 win over Stanford he appeared refreshed, made eye contact with reporters, answered a detailed question graciously and showed signs of renewed engagement.
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