- Individual
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a phony every time.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Give people enough guidance to make the decisions you want them to make. Don't tell them what to do, but encourage them to do what is best.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't confirm any rumors. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.
- Road
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- Nov 07, 2020
Two to three years down the road, other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
The other thing was that when I was at the University of Miami, we ran a pro-style offense and defense. I started each year by going to a pro training camp, I visited with various pro coaches, and I did this for five years.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I was always a bit of a gypsy, anyway. I spent five years at Oklahoma State, five years at Miami and moved on after winning the national championship, and five years with the Cowboys. So, I was ready to move on. We won back-to-back Super Bowls, and I felt that I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
And the main thing was that I wanted to live in south Florida. That's why I left the Cowboys; to live in south Florida.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've heard all the coaches complaining about the new CBA rules limiting padded practice. I don't like the reduction to just 15 padded practices during the season. When I coached, we always practiced in pads; and three days a week.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a way to practice hard and be physical without pads. You can still be a physical football team and be efficient in practice without pads. The 49ers practiced like that for a long period of time in the 1980s under Bill Walsh and were extremely successful when all the other teams were practicing in pads.
- Bad Ones
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that doesn't offset the interception or the fumble.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think as far as any kind of pressure on a football team or on an individual in professional sports really depends not only on that individual but the leadership they have on the team and the leadership they have on the coaching staff. A lot of times, they can divert some of those pressures off of the individual and off of the team.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'Survivor' - I didn't get any sleep, there was no food, we had to boil our water... plus, it was physically taxing during the day. That's what made it more difficult than three-a-day practices.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is such a team sport, so no one individual does it. No one coach or no one assistant coach or no one player, it's a great team sport, so I don't get carried away with a bunch of accolades.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some ways 'Survivor' might have saved my life.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football rewards the guys that are in great condition.
- Laugh
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of coaches could ration out their time. They could delegate. They would make time for their family. But when I was coaching I would almost laugh at those guys. I knew we were working the extra hours to get an edge on them.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of all the programs, I watch sporting events live and I watch 'Survivor' live. Everything else I TiVo.
- Miss
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't miss a minute of 'Survivor.'
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
You've got to make sure that every body's putting in the work and you've got to have the discipline to go out there and get the job done.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know as a coach and a player we had three a day practices and that was physically taxing but at least we had food in our stomach and a good nights rest and plenty of cold water.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could start a fire from scratch.
- Impressed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really impressed with Kolb there in Philadelphia. He's a very talented quarterback.
- Predicting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not really good with predicting.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
How 'bout them Cowboys!?
- Director
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the personnel director there with the Cowboys.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to the Dolphins, we retained most of their coaching staff, and of course, we had a few veteran players. So, I just tried to add a few pieces here and there.
- Bad Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a bad man.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to lose the feeling I have for players, but the pro system almost causes you to be cold and insensitive, when you have to release players yearly.
- Want
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to do what I want to do, when I want to do it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020