“I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.”

I loved it at LSU.

You wear your team out, and it’s hard to get them back.

It’s never OK to lose a game.

George Perles at Michigan State was the first coach that gave me responsibility as far as being a coordinator. I learned a lot from that experience.

I think I’m pretty misunderstood, because I’m not just about football.

I just want everybody to know that I’m opposed to an unauthorized biography on anybody.

If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team,

You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.

Rex Ryan does a lot of the same kind of stuff that we do in terms of how they play in the secondary and what they do.

Now do I get some time off? Do I get a bonus? Do I get to go on a cruise? But it’s not to keep trying to be the best. That’s not necessarily human nature.

One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things.

There won’t be any hearsay. There won’t be any expert analysis from anybody else. It will be the real deal.

The way I look at it is, if you don’t want somebody to know something, don’t say it. If you don’t want them to see you do something, don’t do it.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

I don’t believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.

I don’t think I’m complicated at all. I’m not political, and I’m not trying to be diplomatic. I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings, and I don’t say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There’s no trying to fool somebody.

Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement.

There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.

The best thing you can do to prepare is become flexible in all your practices.⁠

The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.

Great businesses come from great leadership, great leadership comes from great flexibility and great flexibility comes from great control. great control will give you a great life. 

If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.