"Don't go to a grave with a life unused."
"I'm not too proud to change. I like to win too much."
"The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake."
"Sure losses hurt, but football isn't life and death."
"A coach is like an auto mechanic who has all the parts of a car laid out. If there's a piece missing, the thing won't work. You've got to find that piece."
"It is better to have faith in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail."
"God doesn't want your ability - He wants your availability."
"I just love to coach. That may sound simple, but I think sometimes people like the things that go around coaching and not the actual job. I have always gotten my greatest pleasure out of breaking down film, learning about opponents and yourself, then implementing a game plan to take advantage of your strengths and their weaknesses. I love to take a group of young men in the late summer and mold them into a team."
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