My Approach To The Game Has Been

I Have Had Players Who Are Good, And Who Know They Are Good; I Have Had Players Who Are Bad And Know They Are Bad; I Have Had Players Who Are Good, But Who Don't Know They Are Good; I Have Had Players Who Are Bad, But Who Don't Know They Are Bad. It Is This Last Group That Has Won More Games For Me Than The First Three Groups Combined.

I Have Always Tried To Teach My Players To Be Fighters. When I Say That, I Don't Mean Put Up Your Dukes And Get In A Fistfight Over Something. I'm Talking About Facing Adversity In Your Life. There Is Not A Person Alive Who Isn't Going To Have Some Awfully Bad Days In Their Lives. I Tell My Players That What I Mean By Fighting Is When Your House Burns Down, And Your Wife Runs Off With The Drummer, And You've Lost Your Job And All The Odds Are Against You. What Are You Going To Do? Most People Just Lay Down And Quit. Well, I Want My People To Fight Back.

It's Been Years Since I've Had A Real Input In The Game Anyway. For This Game, I've Just Tried To Keep All The Other Stuff Away From The Players And Coaches.

Losing Doesn't Make Me Want To Quit. It Makes Me Want To Fight That Much Harder.

The First Time You Quit, It's Hard. The Second Time, It Gets Easier. The Third Time, You Don't Even Have To Think About It.