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I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you'll be when it counts.

There is winning and there is misery.

I see a little progress, ... So as long as I keep seeing that, then I'm willing to give him everything I've got.

I have a house in Saratoga Springs.

You can easily separate 'team guys' from 'me guys' by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning

If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.

I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.

Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!

There are two sides to a pancake. One is brown and fluffy; the other is burnt.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

Don't ever let good enough be good enough.

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.

What sets disciplined people apart? - The capacity to get past distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

A coach wouldn't throw you to the wolves if he didn't think you had some wolf in you.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

I'm trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can't worry about someone else's house.

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.

Never let the world define you as less than Great.

Don't tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.

When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.

Why would you live your life worrying about something that's not going to happen?

Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball.

We're not playing solitaire out here.

When I was a young coach, there were people like Chuck Noll, Chuck Knox and Tom Landry who were there for me.

By and large, I've been healthy all my life.

I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.

You can't dream up confidence. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

All the backs in the history of this game are the same when there isn't any hole to run through.

I can't live my life worrying about something that might never happen.

If you're sensitive, you will have a hard time with me.

Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.

Success is never final, but failure can be.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

If you've ever won a championship, then that's all you're interested in doing.

If you have fun, fine. It's not all life and death.

Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.

Losers assemble in small groups & complain, winners assemble as a team & find ways to win.

I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.

It's a very easy thing to say, 'Go get a backup quarterback.' Now tell me where to get them. You just can't dial them up.

I've had a long standing relationship with Gatorade, and they've been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products; I really do.

I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.

The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.

My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.

You are what your record says you are.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy

I don't think, I don't intend to make people miserable. I am demanding.

I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you've been beaten down a few times.

The time to worry is before you place the bet - not after the wheel is spinning. Once it spins, you forget about it.

The media dwells mostly on negativity.

The fans, with all due respect, they don't affect the decisions I would make as a coach.

If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.

I'm a little superstitious.

Look, when you are starting to put something together, you want the pudding to come out good. You're trying to put in the right ingredients.

Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.

I'd like to be somewhere near Lawrence Taylor so I can keep an eye on that sucker,

I don't look at a problem and put variables in there that don't affect it.

Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.

God's been good to me, He really has.

Potential means you haven't done anything yet.

Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

Any penalty - I've told you a hundred times - can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.

I think he's got good potential, but he needs a lot of work.

I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don't have any regard for anyone else's perception.

A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart

There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

I got more money than I can spend now.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.

This season isn't going to be without several crises. There's no doubt about it. They're coming.

Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it's merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.

It's a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It's easier, but it's not more comfortable.

You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.

The NFL has been good to me.