Don Shula
And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.Collection: Anniversary
The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.Collection: Wisdom
One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.Collection: Work
You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.Collection: Travel
The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.Collection: Success
Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal.Collection: Failure
I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.Collection: Hope
I don't know any other way to lead but by example.Collection: Leadership
You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have.
Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.
I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.
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.
He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.
Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction.
Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table.
You try to shut the criticism out, but it's pretty hard to do. You see people on the street, friends, people that you know are in your corner, and they come and tell you how bad they feel, and that's not the kind of conversation you want. I don't want anyone to feel bad for me.
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.
When you're 0-2 in the Super Bowl, they say unkind things about you. They say, 'He can't win the big one.' And that's the worst thing that can be said about you.
Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.
The 347 wins is the thing I'm most proud of. Nobody's even close to it.
I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do.
You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.
I can't remember missing a practice because of illness.
I'm not going to worry about the critics until some of my peers start saying I'm a softie.
You can't play enough golf or do any of those other things that fill that kind of excitement that coaching gave me in the big games.
Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.Collection: Success
You set a goal to be the best and then you work hard every hour of every day, striving to reach that goal. If you allow yourself to settle for anything less than number one, you are cheating yourself.Collection: Cheating
It's the start that stops most people.Collection: People
Learn from everyone, copy no one.Collection: Copies
Success is the peace of mind that comes when you know you have given everything you have to give to the opportunities that life has presented you.Collection: Opportunity
My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.Collection: Sports
There's nothing wrong with setting goals, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay attention to the day-to-day details.Collection: Mean
I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.Collection: Hard Work
The problem with most leaders today is they don't stand for anything. Leadership implies movement toward something, and convictions provide that direction. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anythingCollection: Fall
To be successful, all you have to do is work half-days; you can work the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours.Collection: Work
Success is not forever, and failure is never final.Collection: Motivational
As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the stage for how your players perform.Collection: Motivational
Lots of leaders want to be popular. I never cared about that. I want to be respected.Collection: Leader
The ultimate goal is victory. And if you refuse to work as hard as you possibly can toward that aim, or if you do anything that keeps you from achieving that goal, then you are just cheating yourself.Collection: Cheating
The whole idea is to get an edge. Sometimes it takes just a little extra something to get that edge, but you have to have it.Collection: Motivational
The start is what stops most people.Collection: Inspirational
Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried to do things the right way. And the right way is [abiding by] the rules and regulations ... I may not like all of them, but once they are [official], we play by them.Collection: Basketball
My coaching philosophy? Determine your players talents and give them every weapon to get the most from those talents.Collection: Philosophy
Failure isn't fatal, and success isn't final.Collection: Inspirational