Don Shula
Don Shula

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

Don Shula
Don Shula

One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.

Don Shula
Don Shula

I don't know any other way to lead but by example.

Don Shula
Don Shula

The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.

Don Shula
Don Shula

Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal.

Don Shula
Don Shula

Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Don Shula
Don Shula

I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do.

Don Shula
Don Shula

The thing we found out was, when you get to a Super Bowl, both teams are treated the same, talked about in glowing terms. But when the game is over, only the team that won matters.

Don Shula
Don Shula

You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have.

Don Shula
Don Shula

You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

Don Shula
Don Shula

And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996.

Don Shula
Don Shula

I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time.

Don Shula
Don Shula

And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.

Don Shula
Don Shula

And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.

Don Shula
Don Shula

I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the same token, everybody is entitled to their opinion.

Don Shula
Don Shula

And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.

Don Shula
Don Shula

I can't remember missing a practice because of illness.

Don Shula
Don Shula

Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction.

Don Shula
Don Shula

What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring.

Don Shula
Don Shula

Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner.