Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.

A hard-fought, well-fought, hairline-close game is as classical in sports as tragedy is in the theater. Victory is contained within defeat, and defeat is contained within victory. That's the way it is in the best of games. What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

There has to be some self-denial.

What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families.

Everybody likes to win. It sure beats the devil out of losing.

There's never been a greater game than football.

You must relate athletic experiences to life.