Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

He wants Texas back.
(when asked what terms Mexican-born pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcoming read more

He wants Texas back.
(when asked what terms Mexican-born pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcoming contract negotiations)

You guys line up alphabetically by height.
(a Florida State football coach)

You guys line up alphabetically by height.
(a Florida State football coach)

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am read more

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father

They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free.
(explaining his contractual obligations)

They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free.
(explaining his contractual obligations)

You must sacrifice, train, do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second read more

You must sacrifice, train, do everything possible to put yourself in a position to win. But if you consider second or third a failure, I feel sorry for you.