 I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. They'd never seen anything like it. Topics: Sports |
| Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away. |
| We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else. |
| We're the only dance in town. We don't compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar. |
| You just witnessed an old-fashioned rump kicking. |
| How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is? |
| The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team. |
| You can't control people. You must understand them. You have to know where they're coming from, their beliefs and values, what turns them off, what they're against. |
| I'll be here in my home with three big screens. I'll be watching three games at a time, and when they're over, I'll look at three more. |
| We changed our image. At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners. |
| I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train. |
| In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game. |
| We'll take what the other team gives us. We'll scratch where it itches. |
| When it's football season, I'm all football. |
| The preparation I had in college was the most valuable. |
| We have to be realistic. If we don't win, life will continue. |
| If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn. |
