A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.
One of the things you learn in football is that you're only as good as your last outing. I don't like to reflect on what we've done in the past. I'm not a very good storyteller, for one thing. I'd disappoint you. When it's time, I'll talk about the good old days. But it's a sign of old age, reveling in the past.
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Everyone's job is important, but no one is indispensable.
I used to tell the players that professional football is a part-time profession. I used to tell them it gets you ready for your life's work.
I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.
The single most important thing we had in the Steelers of the '70s was the ability to work together.