You can never really pay back. You can only pay forward.
The only meaningful statistic is number of games won.
When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.
No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.
I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.
Picking an assistant coach, the first thing I was interested in was the man's character.