“People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don’t share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.”

There is no substitute for guts.

I don’t hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they’re not brighter than I am, I don’t need them.

Don’t tolerate lazy people. They are losers.

If you don’t have discipline, you can’t have a successful program.

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.

With some of the bad things that come with love, there’s also a lot of good.

Bitcoin is both disruptive from a technology perspective, but there’s a tremendous power of social good behind it.

The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.

Sometimes I think God is trying to test me, both now and in the future. I’ll have to become a good person on my own, without anyone to serve as a model or advise me, but it’ll make me stronger in the end.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone.

The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life.

So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.