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Top to bottom Michigan is about excellence, greatness. You have my pledge I will carry forward the excellence of Michigan football.
Some people say 'Why is a football coach concerned?' I explained I'm an American first and all Americans should care about justice.
I wanna kiss you. I couldn't care less about the team struggguulliing...We're looking to make a noise now and ... I wanna kiss you!
If someone remembers me as a coach, they still call me 'Coach,' but if they know me for the video game, they just call me 'Madden.'
To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating.
When things start to get rough, you find comfort in your faith. Knowing that no matter what, you can dust yourself off and be okay.
The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true.
Man, I love the 'Lord of the Rings' movies. Some people would say I'm weird for liking those types of movies, but they are so cool.
I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.
I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman.
Football is just a game. Everybody takes it so much more seriously than it is, but there are many more important things in my life.
I may be a public figure, but really, I'm just like a guy who could be in your family and have some difficult things happen to him.
It doesn't matter what people say about me, whether they're in Philly, or whether they're in San Francisco... all across the world.
A lot of people expect to see the same type of character that they see on the field off the field, and that throws them for a loop.
I know me, and I know my heart. I know what the Lord expects. I know what a Christian's supposed to act like, but you can't act it.
For people who may think they know, or have snippets of who I am, you can attack that person. That's part of being a public figure.
I just always had energy and my energy came from G-O-D! But I never needed anyone to get me going because I always had that energy.
The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.
It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves.
I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.
Being compared to the greatest-ever safety is pretty ridiculous. I continue to work toward that, but I'm not there and I know that.
It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.
I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.
I want to be remembered like Pete Rose. 'Charlie Hustle.' I want people to say, 'Wherever he was, he was always giving it his all.'
You don't get hurt running straight ahead...three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. I will pound you and pound you until you quit.
It doesn't make sense to change who you are just to hang out with people you think are cool. You know, you just have to be yourself.
I just play, man. Try to play good every week, but if it doesn't happen, I just move on. But if I do play good, I do the same thing.
I have an irrational fear that something bad is going to happen to me when I'm drinking out of a water fountain. I have no idea why.
We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time. Winning one week at a time. Never look back and never look ahead.
Consumers who are thinking of opening one of these no-limit credit cards may want to think how deeply their scores will be affected.
No matter what anybody says, they cannot keep up with all 32 teams in the NFL, and certainly not 32 NFL teams and 100 college teams.
I played seven years in Minnesota and I'm looking forward to a better, greater seven years down in Miami. I'm back home. It's great.
We all understand what we signed up for, but then again, you don't want this to be a game that puts people in wheelchairs at age 40.
Each and every year I feel like I've gotten a little bit better and that's always been my goal, was just to get a little bit better.
If you are on the front foot playing attacking football and you want to score goals, that is what people want to pay money to watch.
I've got the opportunity of a lifetime. Some great things are happening because of momentum and I'm just trying to seize the moment.
I'm happy for the modern-day player who signs his contract and makes lots of money. The players of my era helped make that possible.
I accept that I sometimes overstepped the mark, but I can tell you that, off the pitch, I've never been an overly aggressive person.
Continuity is what makes success, but it is all about getting over the humps on the road to that; that's what football is all about.
Believing that no one is better than the other. You know I grew up in the South. My senior year there was a very big racial tension.
I have always believed that you win as part of a team effort. I've learned that if everybody does a little bit, it adds up to a lot.
We used to listen to a lot of AC/DC before games to get fired up. 'TNT,' 'Thunderstruck,' all that stuff. It really gets you pumped.
We all sign up where you might get hurt. That's what makes this league a little bit different than any other in professional sports.
The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball.
I prayed about it, and I do believe that the Lord, at least in my life, likes to use one-year contracts and not long-term contracts.
I make sure I always give Him all the glory and praise, because I know that in one second, one game, one play, it could be all over.
It´s time we saw sex as the truly sacred art that it is. A deep meditation, a holy communion and a dance with the force of creation.
You have to focus on what your goal is as a team. The most important thing is as a team, your goal is greater than you individually.
I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it been available.