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.

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.

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

You can never pay back, so you should always try to pay forward.

The height of human desire is what wins, whether it’s on Normandy Beach or in Ohio Stadium.

You don't get hurt running straight ahead...three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. I will pound you and pound you until you quit.

Nothing that comes easy in this world is worth a damn.