The players fire the coach, and as long as I'm on the same wavelength with them, I can coach as long as I want to.

Success is the only motivational factor that a boy with character needs.

The minute I think I'm getting mellow, I'm retiring. Who ever heard of a mellow winner?

The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.

The only way we'd get beaten was if we got a little fat-headed, if we didn't train right, if we had dissension on the squad.

You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.

I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there. I just despise to lose, and that has taken a man of mediocre ability and made a pretty good coach out of him.