The audio version of this story will be added shortly. Last year, the Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football National Championship game. But it wasn’t the first win for Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer. A former defensive back at the University of Cincinnati, in his coaching career, Meyer has taken home three national championship trophies. And Meyer’s 142 to 26 win/loss ratio puts him at the top of the college football coach rankings. Meyer thinks what he’s learned coaching college football applies elsewhere, too. In his new book, “Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life From a Championship Season” Meyer applies the lessons he’s learned coaching the nation’s best student athletes — off the football field. Meyer spoke with Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal. On the first thing he tells his players at the start of a new season: It’s probably evolved over the years as I’ve grown as a coach and as a leader…. Any time you’re in a team sport — and I’m a little biased obviously — but football is the ultimate team sport. It’s hard to gain a yard without relying on each other. But that you have to play with a greater purpose, a greater cause…
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