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" Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck. "

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" Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner. "

" I don't know any other way to lead but by example. "

" You can't play enough golf or do any of those other things that fill that kind of excitement that coaching gave me in the big games. "

" Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table. "

" And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000. "

" The thing we found out was, when you get to a Super Bowl, both teams are treated the same, talked about in glowing terms. But when the game is over, only the team that won matters. "

" I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach. "

" Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there. "

" I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here. "

" I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do. "

" I can't remember missing a practice because of illness. "

" I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time. "

" The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. "

" What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring. "

" One thing I never want to be accused of is not working. "

" Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal. "

" I'm not going to worry about the critics until some of my peers start saying I'm a softie. "

" And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game. "

" You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play. "

" When you're 0-2 in the Super Bowl, they say unkind things about you. They say, 'He can't win the big one.' And that's the worst thing that can be said about you. "

" Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction. "

" You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance. "

" You try to shut the criticism out, but it's pretty hard to do. You see people on the street, friends, people that you know are in your corner, and they come and tell you how bad they feel, and that's not the kind of conversation you want. I don't want anyone to feel bad for me. "

" The one thing that I know is that you win with good people. "

" And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996. "

" And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season. "

" He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different. "

" You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have. "

" The 347 wins is the thing I'm most proud of. Nobody's even close to it. "