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" I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really. "

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" Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy. "

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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. "

" I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice. "

" Some of the best tape that I've ever studied was Mike Shanahan and John Elway in Denver, back-to-back Super Bowl win teams. "

" The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts. "

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" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "

" I learned from Al Davis. We didn't have any secretaries. Secretaries, really, in Oakland were young football people. "

" We used to tell our receivers, 'If you want to run an inside breaking route, and you want to fight for yardage after the catch, you better be careful, because these defensive players, they're on the hunt.' "

" Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team. "

" I feel a lot of unfinished business and loyalty and responsibility to get the Raiders going again. "

" I love Olivier Vernon, and I wish he knew how much I appreciate him by just watching him. "

" You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team. "

" 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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" You have to be able to recognize defenses on your own in pro football. You can't look to the sideline and read some board. You've got to recognize the defense on your own, and then you've got to communicate to your offensive teammates what you want them to do. "

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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "

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" I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why. "

" In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others. "