I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

(Offensive Coach) Paul Hackett realized that Joe Montana knew more about the offense than he did, but when the meeting was over, Paul saw that Joe had taken three pages of notes. He documented exactly how Paul wanted to run the play, as well as all of the basics of it and its details. That's what a professional does.

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn't take my identity from this sport.

If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.

I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn't always mean equal.