“You must learn how to hold a team together. You must lift some men up, calm others down, until finally they’ve got one heartbeat. Then you’ve got yourself a team.”

Be aware of “yes” men. Generally, they are losers. Surround yourself with winners. Never forget – people win.

In life, you’ll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.

If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.

I ain’t never had much fun. I ain’t never been two inches away from a football. Here guys go fishing on the day of the game, hunting, golfing, and all I want to do is be alone, studying how not to lose.

If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it’s my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.

Don’t talk too much or too soon.

The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride – and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

There is no sin in not liking to play; it’s a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn’t want to.

I’m no genius, but I’m a damn good football coach.

Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right.

Motivating people- the ingredient that separates winners from losers.

If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.

Don’t talk too much. Don’t pop off. Don’t talk after the game until you cool off.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead.

You’re supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for Gods sake!

In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption

As I descended into impassable rivers I no longer felt guided by the ferrymen.

Find the lead domino, and whack away at it until it falls.

Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly.

It is still just unbelievable to us that diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child deaths in the world.

There are people who have let the problems of today lead them to conclude that for them life is not the way.