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They always lose when it matters (getting it wrong about England in the rugby world cup final 2003).

I love Jim Tressel. I think he's a fabulous guy. He's overall been a strong example for all coaches.

Wayne came over to the bench one day after seeing (Zdeno) Chara, and said 'That's why I'm quitting.'

I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right.

It's just boring to see a team punt the ball and have the returner fair-catch the ball all the time.

If you have the talent and if you have the ability, and you work for it, you can achieve your goals.

Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

I didn't win a trophy with Everton, but that time is just as special as my playing career at United.

My son and I ride a tandem bike. We turn the music on and just enjoy riding through our neighborhood.

My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what matters.

The Lakers have always been on the forefront and anywhere LeBron has been, has been on the forefront.

My involvement with the USFL began in the broadcast booth before I ever coached a game in the league.

I'm going to prove I can coach in the women's game and prove I can manage an England team to success.

You blindfold yourself and spin around for 10 times and then open your eyes and try to chase it down.

Practices for me, when your team is not going really well, it can stake a lot of stink out of the air.

I grew up the No. 1 Michael Jordan fan on Earth. I was from the Philadelphia area and Jordan was king.

I don't appreciate people taking shots and joking at my expense, when I don't do that to anybody else.

With problems and issues groups face- there is an enormous disconnect between understanding and doing.

I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.

I knew your father before you did, and I don't think he'd be too proud of what you're doing right now.

Big 12 Championship is, to me, it's always your primary goal to start with because it's not easy to do.

Sometimes when you're in the storm, it's harder and maybe when it's over, then you can look back on it.

My wife and I grew up in the Northeast but my daughters are sort of small-town girls, from the Midwest.

The only way you can check Gretzky is to hit him when he is standing still singing the national anthem.

The how-to is all about day in, day out finding a way to feed the monster, the drive that lives inside.

I've been the captain of a Premier League club, and I've coached some of the best players in the world.

I'm not trying to set the bar high. We're just trying to compete. We want to grind. This is what we do.

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach.

Twenty years ago, you'd see guys busting rackets in locker rooms. Today they do it in their hotel rooms.

Goaltending is to hockey like putting is to golf. It really has no relationship to the rest of the game.

When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.

Coaches are like ducks. Calm on top, but paddling underneath. Believe me, there's a lot of leg movement.

If you create a vision for yourself, and stick with it, you can make amazing things happen in your life.

What is a better way to prove that your methods work than by winning? I have proved that my methods work.

The coaching life is like a relay race and I'm thankful for my turn and am confident as I pass the baton.

The intangibles are a euphemism for we have no idea what we're looking for but we know it when we see it.

Letting go of its good players, like Özil, the ones who know how to play football – that did surprise me.

I liked medicine. I liked helping people. I liked the biology of it and understanding how the body works.

A lot of the better offenses sacrifice defense to be a good offense and I'm not interested in doing that.

Words don't go from the brain to the lips in time. That's what a stroke does to you... and that hurts me.

The one thing I was really good at was being spontaneous. I was quick-witted. I lost that with my stroke.

I don't have bad relationships with my players. But I don't get into long conversations with them either.

To be a footballer means being a privileged interpreter of the feelings and dreams of thousands of people.

Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

Don't think that I'm silly for liking it, I just happen to like the simple little things, and I love cats!

A player must be able to skate, have hockey sense, be able to shoot, but not necessarily be able to score.

I always try to remember that praise and a slap on your back is only 6 inches away from a kick up the arse!

I wish that we could tumble them in the dryer for 30 minutes and get them to shrink, but that won't happen.

No one wants to hear that, but life changes. If it changes, you have to change with it, to whatever degree.

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