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I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.

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Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.

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All I've seen agents do is talk players into having bad senior seasons because they're trying to keep themselves from getting injured.

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In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

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I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.

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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger. They all say they can, but the people who do the drafting don't talk to agents. They talk to coaches, they watch film, they talk to the people who've worked with players. They don't talk to agents.

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You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.

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If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.

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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.

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People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?

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You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference.

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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.

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I believe your attitude is the most important choice you can make.

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The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail.

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After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some country, the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes would immediately burn his own boats. He was sending his army a message: "We can't turn back. Either we succeed here or we die here." Excuses were not an option.

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I bet you went on one date and wanted to get married.

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They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.

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One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.

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If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, "I want this much, and no less, but I'll show up to camp on time." It doesn't seem that hard to me.

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