If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.

I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.

I know that not everybody gets to coach an NFL team, and I want to do that as well as I can all the time. That's my motivation. I want to help my players to be as good as they can be.

The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.

We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know.

We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.

I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.

You're born with some things inside you that will allow you to lead, but I think you have to take the bull by the horns. You have to want that leadership position, and then there are things you can do to develop that.

As big a deal as the Super Bowl is, it's not the most important thing going on in the planet.

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

If people didn't know me and only knew my public persona, what I'd want them to know is everything that I do, I do for the Glory of Lord. Because of my Christian faith, that's who I am. I wasn't always that way, but I'm very proud that I am.

We've got guys who aren't wrapping guys up... No matter how hard you hit them, you've still got to wrap them up.

I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.

Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.

I've said all along that God is in control.

I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.

It's okay to wander.

You may not win the Super Bowl. Your kids may not go on to be doctors and lawyers and everything may not go perfectly. That doesn't mean it was a bad plan or the wrong thing. It's just like a football season. Everything's not going to go perfect.

When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.

As humans, we don't know what we should do. We don't have those instincts like God has given animals. We have to see to know where we are going. It is just a natural human emotion to look for people to emulate.

Avoidance doesn’t solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve.

I know when I was an assistant coach and I started interviewing for head coaching jobs, I actually lost out on many jobs, several jobs, and the complaint that I got was, 'Well, he doesn't fit the mold of a head coach. He doesn't look the part. He's not gonna jump up and down. He's not going to scream.'

When I was15 years old, I couldn't look at the NFL and look on TV and say, 'Boy, there's a head coach, African American. That's something I'd like to do.'

That's the key to defending any quarterback: to make them throw before they want to throw.

I think I can always look back and say my mom and dad would have done this or suggested that in a particular situation. I just really feel blessed to have had them as parents.

My heart's toward youth ministry, but I don't know. I never would have thought I would have written a book. And God kind of directed that. So we'll see what the next is.

I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are difficult for your opponent to assimilate in practice and then in games it is even harder to match.

To win those big games you're going to have to complete some third-down passes, you're going to have to be able to get some explosive games in the passing game.

But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact.

I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.

The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.

As a young kid, I had a great background. My grandfather was a minister; I have two uncles that were ministers, and so I had that spiritual background. I accepted Christ early as a kid.

Most of the books I remember from my childhood were Dr. Seuss-type books. They were fun to read, but there wasn't a real story behind them.

I wish Michael Sam nothing but the best in his quest to become a star in the NFL,and I am confident he will get the opportunity to show what he can do on the field.

We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.

Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.

I got put into leadership roles very early in life from fifth grade, sixth grade. I always ended up being the quarterback or the leader of the sports teams, and it's kind of benefiting me now.

People have to understand how important it is for kids to be nurtured by their mom and dad and get the great role modeling when they are young.

It's definitely harder being a dad than a coach.

I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.

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.

We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game.

If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.

But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.

For some reason the football coach of a major college program is seen as one of the leaders of the campus. And some way we have to let our young people know that that leader can look like anyone.

I was a quarterback in college. I hoped to go to the NFL, and I didn't get drafted. I then became a free agent. I could sign with whoever I wanted to, and I ended up going to Pittsburgh.

Talent is God-given; be thankful. Praise is man-given; be humble. Conceit is self-given; be careful. Dave Driscoll

Even though we can’t always choose our circumstances, we can always choose our attitude in the circumstances.

Everyone, everywhere, needs encouragement on a regular basis. Start with people you know and add to your list.