Recruiting is the one thing I hate. I won't do it unless my coaches tell me I've just got to. The whole process is kind of undignified for me and the young man.

You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.

People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.

When I was a young coach I used to say, "Treat everybody alike." That's bull. Treat everybody fairly.

It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.