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" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "
Jon Gruden
Be Prepared
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" You never say never to nothing. "
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" I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team. "
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" All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. "
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" There's a lot of things I could've done better, and I regret not doing better. I do know I always gave it my best shot. "
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" You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't. "
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" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
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" In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others. "
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" I hate to predict my future. I never really thought I would be a head coach at 34 years old. I never thought I would be traded to Tampa. I never even really thought I would be fired, even though I probably deserved it. I try not to predict things. "
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" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "
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" There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most. "
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Him
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" A lot of people forget how extraordinary Elway was handing the ball off to Terrell Davis, and those bootlegs, those naked bootlegs off of those stretch plays was devastating. "
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" To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing. "
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" I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared. "
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" I'm a backup quarterback at the University of Dayton. I was a one-year starter in high school. I think I got the job in high school because our quarterback left and went to another school. "
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Job
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" Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains. "
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" I love that Mel Gibson. "
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