Always compete. On the football field. In life. Even at the dentist’s office or Department of Licensing. That’s what Pete Carroll would tell you, anyway, if the amped-up 60-something Seahawks coach was to string run-on sentences into your ear. He’s written at least one book on the subject (the appropriately titled Win Forever), and it seems to be the mantra for everything he does. It’s contagious! Which is exactly why Pete Carroll is pretty much the best motivational speaker/life coach in the history of the world. Or at least he would be, if he didn’t spend most of his time wearing pleated khakis and leading Seattle’s professional football team. MATT DRISCOLL