Coaching Quotes
Misc. Quotes
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
"Any coward can fight when he is winning."
"My only friend was my dog, and I told my wife a man should have at least two friends. So she bought me another dog."
"Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back."
"The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his ass."
"Commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken makes a contribution. The pig makes a commitment."
"A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass."
"Eight seconds in the arena are better than a lifetime in the stands."
"You can't be truly great unless you are first truly good."
"Win without boasting...lose without excuse."
"Principles don't mean anything until they cost you something."
"Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the mastery of fear."
Useful Coaching Quotes
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"Breaks balance out. The sun don't shine on the same ol' dog's rear end every day."
"Fat people don't offend me. What offends me is losing with fat people."
"I have a lifetime contract. That means I can't be fired during the third quarter if we're ahead and moving the ball."
"Good players win games for you, not big players."
"Winning is the by-product of doing things right."
"There is nothing that cleanses out your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you."
"No one has ever drowned in sweat"
"The first and foremost requisite of a good football player is that he must have a burning desire to play the game. There is absolutely no substitute for this."
"Played wholeheartedly, football is a soul-satisfying outlet for the rugged, courageous type of boy who likes physical contact. Played halfheartedly, football is a waste of time and energy. Football is no halfway game. To play it, you have to get wet all over."
"I feel more strongly about this than anything else in coaching: anybody who lacks discipline, who doesn't want to be part of the team, who doesn't want to meet the requirements - has to go. It's that simple."
"You don't win by making sensational plays; you win by not making mistakes."
"The great Paul Brown once said: The best play in football is the one that goes straight ahead, and the second best play is the one that goes almost straigt ahead."
"You have to convince your players that the only reason a play failed was that they didn't execute properly."
"Linemen are literally the unsung heroes of the game. Their situation is analogous to the infantry in warfare. They do the hard, bitter fighting for victory. As the generals reap the headlines in war, the backs reap the headlines in football. Yet in their hearts, the generals and backs know that victory and the accolades came to them through the work of the footsoldiers and linemen."
"Football ist kein Kontaktsport, Tanzen ist Kontaktsport.... Football ist Krieg!!"