Confidence is only born out of one thing ­ demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

You can't dream up confidence. Confidence is born of demonstrated ability.

You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.

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.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.