There Ought To Be A Special Place

When You Play Defense You Have To Storm The Fort Or Play Cover - You Can't Do Both.

Never Quit. It Is The Easiest Cop-out In The World. Set A Goal And Don't Quit Until You Attain It. When You Do Attain It, Set Another Goal, And Don't Quit Until You Reach It. Never Quit.

Football Games Are Generally Won By The Boys With The Greatest Desire.

Don't Ever Give Up On Ability. Don't Give Up On A Player Who Has It.

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.