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. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have. “Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.

Paralyze resistance with persistence.

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.

When I look in the mirror in the morning, I want to take a swing at me.

The bowl games are only supposed to be a fun reward.

Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.

We control by attitudes-positive mental attitudes-not by rules.