Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.

The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.

Winning is not the most important thing; it's everything.