I can’t very well preach unity and tell the guys we’re all in this together and everyone’s important, then cut a guy because we might improve by one percent if we bring in someone else.
If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things.
Nothing is more deflating to morale than to have a poor outcome pinned on someone who doesn’t deserve it. It lacks integrity and overvalues the outcome at the expense of the people as well as the process.
Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it’s not a life.
Keeping ridiculous hours doesn’t mean you’ll be successful.
I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn’t take my identity from this sport.
First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it’s not something I went through. I’m still grieving.
You have gifts, abilities, and dreams no one else has.
The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page.
False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others.
You need togetherness because you don’t always win, and you have got to hang though together.
When you’re in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?
Your life has been intentionally designed by God to have a uniquely significant and eternal impact on the world around you.
When things get difficult it can be easy to complain. How you respond makes all the difference.
The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.
If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I’m not always right and people don’t always listen.
Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.
I think I’ve got a responsibility to be home a little bit more, be available to my family a little bit more and do some things to help make our country better. I don’t know what that is right now, but we’ll see.
I’ve always talked to players about perception and reality. I don’t worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.
It’s just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.