"Played strong, done good."

“The use of video evidence is not always conclusive, but it sure beats the memory bank of most witnesses.”

“They'd boo Santa Claus, this mob.”

“I realised fairly early that the 'wisdom of the ages' - whether from 3000 years ago or yesterday - often was simply and perfectly adaptable to the context of the football arena, and immensely valuable. From my regular morning habit of reading, I would write down any wise, pragmatic and smart quotes and ideas that struck me, and that I felt could be of use in coaching.”

“To win a championship, you've got to have a nucleus of five or six real tough, hard competitors. To win anything, the team's got to think tough and that infiltrates into the individual. You've got to have a tough leader.”

“There is nothing in the contract that says a football coach has to be sane or a good loser.”

“In football, if you are standing still, you're going backwards fast.”