I don't care how much talent a team has - if the boys don't think tough, practice tough, and live tough, how they play tough on Saturday.

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don't get in it.

The idea of molding men means a lot to me.

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

Be aware of "yes" men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget - people win.

Find your own picture, your own self in anything that goes bad. It's awfully easy to mouth off at your staff or chew out players, but if it's bad, and your the head coach, you're responsible. If we have an intercepted pass, I threw it. I'm the head coach. If we get a punt blocked, I caused it. A bad practice, a bad game, it's up to the head coach to assume his responsibility.

I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.