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Jon Gruden
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" I miss high school football. "
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" You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't. "
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" I think when you get Robert Griffin, one of the most explosive quarterbacks to ever play the position, in a Mike Shanahan-type system, the possibilities are very exciting, I think, with Mike Shanahan's imagination. "
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" I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can't even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with. "
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" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "
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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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Try
" When you're the head coach, you coach 53 people, and their wives and their girlfriends and their families and all those people. "
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" I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "
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" I break down the tape like I'm a quality-control coach, just like I was with the Packers in 1992. I break it down by hand, every play. "
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" Not many people do what Jameis Winston did: first year as a starter winning a national championship, only one loss in his two years as a starter. He's got great charisma. He's polarizing for some people, but he's a rare talent. "
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" I just love football. "
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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 used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice. "
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" I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right. "
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" If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't exist. "
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" You have to keep trying to get better. "
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