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" 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. "

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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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" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "

" If you aren't winning, we are not going to be happy. "

" I think there is a huge ceiling in Derek Carr. I think he has proven that. "

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Think

" I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess. "

" I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing. "

" This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Jon Gruden

Work Ethic

Him

" I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down. "

" Does the draft really matter? At the end of the day, at the end of your career, at the end of time, does it really matter? "

" I don't want to look at myself like I'm some superhero. But I'm not going to let people wipe their feet on football on my chest. "

" I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position. "

" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "

" If ESPN ever kicked me out the door and I had to get back to coach, I have to stay on top of what's going on. "

" You have to help your players understand that when they speak to the media, or when they tweet or text or e-mail, a lot of times, they become public knowledge. "

" I really get excited when we win. I get really upset when we don't, and I hope that still has a place in the NFL. "

" I only live one time. "

" 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. "

" I draw plays every day. "

" Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He's the 'wildcat' who can throw. Most of the teams that have the wildcat back there, it's Ronnie Brown, it's Jerious Norwood, it's whoever you want to say it is. This guy here is 250 pounds of concrete cyanide, man. And he can throw. He throws well enough at any level to play quarterback. "

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

Jon Gruden

Just

You

" I took a lot of pride, honestly, in hiring these young guys, that not only to become future head coaches, but I wanted young guys that could help me - guys that can coach, guys that could study, guys that loved it, that would do it for nothing. That's how I got into coaching with the 49ers when John McVay hired me. "

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

" If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for. "

" 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. "