Rex Ryan
For me to be at my best, I need to do something I'm decent at, which is coach.
I'm just gonna be myself and that's been good enough for me throughout my life.
I think the '06 Ravens, if we woulda won a championship, would have been considered maybe the best of all time, because statistically, I think that defense led the NFL in more categories than any other defense in history.
I think motivation is a thing that is inside of you.
I was on the sideline for the '85 Super Bowl, but I was going to college.
The one thing I always knew was Dad would always be there for me. No matter what the situation.
I don't think there's any doubt, I love my kids. But I'm certainly not perfect, not even close. But I try to be a good dad.
I learned so much football from my dad.
I was fortunate to be under my dad. And there's a ton of things that I learned from my dad what to do. There's probably a few things I learned what not to do.
The Colts are outstanding at stealing calls.
Everybody in the league has someone up in the box, or guys on the sidelines trying to steal calls. It's just like baseball. If you've got guys who can do, you do it.
I'm not a phony. I'm the real deal.
I always get saddled as a player's coach, and I'm happy about that.
If a guy makes a mistake or drops a ball or does whatever, yeah it makes me mad, but I don't get on that person.
I think if I look back too much, I can't move forward.
Nobody's more loyal than me as a football coach, I can tell you that.
I love that mentality: 'Hey - you know what? - you may beat us, but by God we're going to beat the hell out of you.' I'd rather go down that way, with people that will go down swinging than, 'OK, let's accept losing.'
Jamal Adams has got The Jet Way. Everybody needs to get on board with that kid and follow him, even if it means more than the coach.
I've been a coach for 30 years and I've been around football my entire life.
I'm passionate about the game - just like the fans are, and I've coached in the league for a long time, so that's the perspective I will bring to ESPN.
I think Sammy Watkins is a rare talent.
I understand being second-guessed and stuff when an injury happens - certainly I understand that - but that's football.
I've said all along, 'I'm glad to be a Jet. I'm happy to be a Jet.' That's never changed.
I'll stand by everything I've ever said.
There's no way I'm going to be second fiddle.
So much of school, you have to write, but I just struggled. I couldn't help it.
I was a terrible student.
For the weaknesses I have with spelling and all those other things with being dyslexic, I have a lot of other strengths also.
I want people to know that you can have dyslexia and still reach your goals.
I know that to coach in the National Football League is an honor.
I hate wine. I like beer!
The neighbor's kid was bullying my kid. Crossing the line. Threatening him all the time. I went over there to tell him what was going on. I had on flip-flops. I wasn't there to fight. It was a misunderstanding between a couple of dudes where one thing led to another.
I can see the whole field. I don't know why. Most coaches can see two or three guys.
I just loved the kind of people who play football. Definitely takes courage to play this game.
There's nothing that special about me. I'm just a hard-working guy, I'm dyslexic, I had to overcome a lot of things like that.
Maybe I wasn't just the traditional-type person or whatever. I got to the top, but I got there maybe unconventionally. It wasn't just a straight line.
I'm not a bunt guy, I'm a home run guy.
Look, do I like the Mets and the Yankees? Absolutely.
If I think a guy should handle things differently, I'm going to say it.
We have won five Super Bowls as a family, but we want to win our sixth at some point. And I want to win it as a head coach, because that has never been done in our family.
So many times, I notice nobody will say a bad word about a team or situation because they're worried about their next job. I'm not worried about that.
Everybody knows me, I circle the Patriots. That's what I do.
I know I put forth an effort to try to build a championship team and to be a champion. And it hasn't worked out.
Sometimes you can't accomplish all your goals in life.
I like competing against the very best.
There's nothing like gameday.
When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image. That's what he grew up around; that's what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. That's what I took, and that's what I want on my football team.
Our dad is recognized as being one of the great defensive coaches, probably arguably the best, in the history of the game. You can't say he's not in the top five, certainly.
I'm not going to kiss any rings from anybody.
I think when you take a job, you assume you can win regardless of what they have or don't have.