In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too - make sure they don't beat themselves.

You don't get many chances to pay back what's been done for you. Take them.

Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.

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

No back in the history of football was ever worth two fumbles a game.

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach.

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.