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Nile Kinnick and Nile Kinnick Sr. letters to William C. Stuart, 1941-1983
1982-11-28: Page 07
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- 4 - For the remainder of my remarks I will identify some of his outstanding qualities and attempt to illustrate them either by quotes or antidotalinstances. Many of the examples have been taken from his biography written by D. W. Stump. "Kinnick, the Man and the Legend," From my own personal associations I can vouch for the fact that they are one and the same. Nile always had direction in his life and the determination and the self-discipline to reach the goals he set. I roomed with him during spring practice in 1938. Night after night he would spend at least an hour exercising his weak ankles and practicing taking the steps and holding the football so that he could control which way the ball would bounce on a punt. The same intensity of purpose was displayed whether he was studying or attempting to perfect his golf swing. Whatever activity he engaged in, he strived to do his best and be the best. Nile demanded perfection of himself but was highly tolerant of the foibles of those around him. He never criticized or made fun of the inadequacies of others. He made excuses for our failures. An illustration of his desire for perfection in himself is shown by what he wrote in his diary while he was in service concerning a test flight after which the instructor had complemented him. He wrote "As in most cases my judgment of my performance will be under evaluation by others. That is nice--fewer disappointments." In setting his direction Nile was always looking to the future. He turned down several offers to play professional football so he could study law. He was a great admirer of his
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- 4 - For the remainder of my remarks I will identify some of his outstanding qualities and attempt to illustrate them either by quotes or antidotalinstances. Many of the examples have been taken from his biography written by D. W. Stump. "Kinnick, the Man and the Legend," From my own personal associations I can vouch for the fact that they are one and the same. Nile always had direction in his life and the determination and the self-discipline to reach the goals he set. I roomed with him during spring practice in 1938. Night after night he would spend at least an hour exercising his weak ankles and practicing taking the steps and holding the football so that he could control which way the ball would bounce on a punt. The same intensity of purpose was displayed whether he was studying or attempting to perfect his golf swing. Whatever activity he engaged in, he strived to do his best and be the best. Nile demanded perfection of himself but was highly tolerant of the foibles of those around him. He never criticized or made fun of the inadequacies of others. He made excuses for our failures. An illustration of his desire for perfection in himself is shown by what he wrote in his diary while he was in service concerning a test flight after which the instructor had complemented him. He wrote "As in most cases my judgment of my performance will be under evaluation by others. That is nice--fewer disappointments." In setting his direction Nile was always looking to the future. He turned down several offers to play professional football so he could study law. He was a great admirer of his
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