You are what your record says you are.
A good teacher creates an environment which allows the student to succeed.
You can easily separate ‘team guys’ from ‘me guys’ by how they accept coaching. The guys that accept it are about winning.
Don’t ever let good enough be good enough.
In the end, I’ve found, people like the direct approach. It’s much more valuable to them to have a leader who’s absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.
Winning coaches look for opportunities to praise. Anything that reflects a commitment to the team is praiseworthy.
You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
I just try to do the best job I possibly can – put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can – you’ve put forth your greatest effort – then I can live with whatever’s next.
You can only really yell at the players you trust.
I can’t live my life worrying about something that might never happen.
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
Resourceful coaches strive to have more ways to win than the other team.
I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
I’ve been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.
Something goes wrong, I yell at them -‘Fix it’- whether it’s their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.