You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.
You are what you are.
There is winning and there is misery.
I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.
When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.
Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
If you've ever won a championship, then that's all you're interested in doing.
Why would you live your life worrying about something that's not going to happen?
Success is never final, but failure can be.
When I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, 'Do you think I'm Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?' After that, they called me Tuna.
I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.
If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.
No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.
My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that.
Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball.
You get too old to lose. When you were a young guy, you bounced back from losses.
The fans, with all due respect, they don't affect the decisions I would make as a coach.
Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.
You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.
