In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

I have always felt like you really don't have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.

It's a very easy thing to say, 'Go get a backup quarterback.' Now tell me where to get them. You just can't dial them up.

When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.

I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.