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Jim Bob is a tremendously generous guy.
He is a tremendously strong guy.
He's made himself.
This is a self-made man.
There's no "I" in Jim Bob.
There is an awful lot of teamwork, and there's an awful
lot of helping others to see and to learn.
Some people call it the X factor.
Some people call it leadership.
I don't know what the right term is, but Jim Bob has it.
Jim Bob has a unique ability to pull people around him, to
be an effective leader, to rally the troops, to make
people get excited about what he's excited about.
But he's always the first person to give
other people credit.
He has that ability to reach out and help people across the
whole spectrum of activity, and not just
in a business sense.
But sharing the wealth that he's created is something that
I really admire in him.
Jim Bob is a driven individual.
I mean, if you don't understand that, you don't
understand Jim Bob Moffett.
He loves success.
He loves strategy.
He loves tactics.
He loves pulling a team together.
He loves winning.
And he loves business.
And he loves geology.
So we shouldn't be surprised that there's always another
elephant down the road that Jim Bob is
interested in tackling.
Jim Bob was always prepared to accept the challenge.
Jim Bob may have been only 6' 3" and weighed 210 pounds.
The guy across from him may have weighed 250.
But Jim Bob was going to whip his butt somehow, some way
during that contest. And he never backed down.
Jim Bob, throughout his life, has been a giver.
He has given back to the University of Texas in so many
ways, with his presence, with his money, and with his ever,
ever abiding faith.
I don't think anybody comes to The University of Texas
expecting to do as well as the university lets us be.
Coach Royal has to be my first role model.
Because when Coach Royal was on the field, he let you know
right away who the boss was.
It was simple things the coach talked about.
And the kind of respect that he commanded from people, just
by his presence, people would go through a brick
wall for the guy.
And so you knew that that was the kind of person you wanted
to be, to be able to have his leadership qualities.
We all have that potential within us.
But very few people have got the courage, and the passion,
and the capability to fully exploit it.
More than determination, more than grit, more than anything
else, there is a kindness within Jim Bob Moffett that he
reflects to people.
Jim Bob is about heart.
Jim Bob, you're the man.
I mean, you're the guy who makes it happen.
And we love you.
And we appreciate what you've done for all of us and for all
the kids who are coming along.