I honestly believe that if you are willing to out-condition the opponent, have confidence in your ability, be more aggressive than your opponent and have a genuine desire for team victory, you will become the national champions. If you have all the above, you will acquire confidence and poise, and you will have those intangibles that win the close ones.

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

If we'd beaten 'em, I wouldn't be going out.

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.

I hope to get out before they start football next year.

Don't ever give up on ability. Don't give up on a player who has it.

I'm no innovator. If anything I'm a stealer, or borrower. I've stolen or borrowed from more people than you can shake a stick at.