Author: John McKay

We'll have an offensive team and a defensive team, and the other team will be in charge of carrying me off the field.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedes-Benz.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Jerry's a nice kid, but so's my wife… and she's no quarterback.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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You usually wind up staying up all night, or until your best player comes in.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Hold when you're at home and don't hold when you're on the road.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn't too important.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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The only problem with doing the impossible is that everybody expects you to duplicate the impossible.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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As a person gets older he doesn't get faster. Our quarterback will run from fright or lack of protection.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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The bus leaves in an hour – anyone who needs a shower, take one.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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The (orange) uniforms were already picked out by the time I got here. I didn't give it too much thought until I saw our buses and I said, `My God, we're dressed just like that bus.'

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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You draw Xs and Os on a blackboard and that's not so difficult… I can even do it with my left hand.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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We didn't tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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He's not twins.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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I’ll probably take a little time off and go hide somewhere. We will be back. Maybe not this century, but we will be back.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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He is not in a union; he can carry the ball as many times as we want him to… anyway, the ball doesn't weigh that much.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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Let me know if Cain is able.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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With so many Super Bowl rings, maybe they'll all retire and go into the jewelry business.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
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When I was duck hunting with Bear Bryant, he shot at one but it kept flying.
"John," he said, "There flies a dead duck…"
Now, that's confidence.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports