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I'm a neat freak.
I like to have fun.
Football ignites my soul.
My father gave me discipline.
I've worn a lot of hats in the NFL.
No one player is bigger than the team.
Nobody on this earth can intimidate me.
I think Brian Hoyer is a good quarterback.
I don't need validation from people at all.
The one thing I've tried to do is be insightful.
It has to be the right fit. Coaching is about fits.
I don't think anybody that coaches ever fully quits.
Being a part of the NFL for 30 years was a blessing.
As you get older, the quality of life is more important.
'Jim Thorpe - All American' influenced me as a young kid.
I'm Catholic now, I'm Christian, watch out for them Devils.
I do the right thing on purpose. I don't do it by accident.
When you lose a good player, it's like losing a quarterback.
I'm very observant. I see more than people think I'm seeing.
When you have kids, you never think of burying your own child.
Oh, I still get a little anxiety when I'm doing NFL live for ESPN.
I kind of know who I am as a man. There's a value system I believe in.
When you put pressure on the quarterback, everything looks a lot better.
You add a good receiver and that will take pressure off your quarterback.
I've always said that your attitude is your best friend and your worst enemy.
Fans have their own idea about who to hire; that's what makes football great.
You don't quit in sports. You retire. You don't get to quit. It's not an option.
If all you ever play with a cornerback in there is man to man, it is a disadvantage.
Coaching is always about changing. That's the life of a football player and a coach.
When I wake up, I don't worry about why the mountain is there. I just start climbing.
I grew up in the early '60s, and there was a lot of civil rights, a lot of unrest in our country.
The rules of the game really have given the offense an advantage, especially with pass interference.
When you become an athlete, you live in this bubble. You're in the world, but you're not in the world.
Coaches are well aware, especially at quarterback, that it's not the system but the player who comes first.
I think I bring a good perspective because I did a lot of things in the NFL - player, head coach, assistant and scout.
The support of Chiefs fans across the country has been tremendous. They are truly passionate about their football team.
The job of the offense is not to score points. The job of the defense is not to stop the other team from scoring points.
When you're an athlete, the one thing you're concerned about is injury, because that's the No. 1 thing that can take you out.
And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the coaches. The last concern you have is really about yourself.
Believe in what you do and keep working hard and you can't take what people say personally, because if you do it'll eat at you.
We learn a lot of life lessons in how we play this great game, and I've been fortunate enough to be involved in it at every level.
Curtis Martin just has to be Curtis Martin, and whatever that is, that's good enough. He doesnt have to be Clark Kent or Lois Lane.
Too often, people equate discipline with cursing. When you go to Catholic school, the nuns don't curse a word, but you get discipline.
To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have any option. That was my way out.
The world of football has changed. 'We're going to start a freshman quarterback!' 'Oooh really?!' That was taboo. It's not a shock anymore.
In life, there's second chances. But that doesn't mean everyone gets a second chance with your team. That's where your moral compass comes in.
I believe you bet on yourself and you commit to something and you give all your energy and effort to it, and that's what I've done my whole life.
You're in pro football, it's kind of interesting, because when you win, you draft last. In college football, you recruit. You gotta go after guys.
It used to be that the hardest thing to cover was underthrown balls. Then coaches began to think, 'So why not start throwing back-shoulder fades?'
I am looking forward to sharing the knowledge I have accumulated as a player, coach and member of the working media with the students at the Cronkite School.