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Quotes by Coach


"An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise."

"A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times."

"We're the only dance in town. We don't compete with any professional teams for the entertainment dollar."

"San Francisco has always been my favorite booing city. I don't mean the people boo louder or longer, but there is a very special intimacy. When they boo you, you know they mean you. Music, that's what it is to me. One time in Kezar Stadium they gave me a standing boo."


"I care about this state... and I feel a responsibility to get things done. If we stay healthy and play smart we can be a playoff team. I think we're on the right track."

"It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result."


"The big hurdle is going out and raising the revenue. There's no doubt about that; it's an uphill battle."

"The two championship years were that significant for me."

"It goes without saying that when you're the manager of a Premiership club, you go eight miles down the road and get beaten by a team two divisions below you, it's disappointing."

"If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work."

"There's nothing like being involved with a team that can go that distance."

"If we can play like that every week we'll get some level of consistency."


"This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons."

"Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it."

"The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful."

"I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice."

"The secret of living in peace with all people lies in the art of understanding each one by his own individuality."

"Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you."


"It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players."


"It was like a heart transplant. We tried to implant college in him but his head rejected it."
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