And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation.

If you want to be an athlete, then getting good grades, going to college, and developing your intellectual skills are important.

When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

The game has changed since the '70s as more coaches have looked at ways to make it tougher on defenses. But I'm glad my career turned out the way it did - I would have never gotten a chance to learn the defensive side of the ball.

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.

I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning.

That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.'