Entertainer

I never even thought about it, but I think if I had to be known for something it would be that I tried to treat everyone right and nice.

Bill Murray made the headlines by throwing me down and stomped me on the set with Clemson.

Some athletes aren't small, they're just short.

I represent college football and have been doing it for 26 years. It's a great thrill.

You can't criticize a coach until he fails to win with players he recruited.

It takes at least three years of quality and successful season play before a team can garner preseason respect.

I've never had any regrets about anything. I live every day like it's gonna be my last one.

You have to build upon good performances to establish a sound football program.

I have such respect for the guys at ESPN.

People are doing too much e-mail. The basic thing is eyeball-to-eyeball. Business relationships are made to be personal. The more people get away from it, the more they are going to lose that personal relationship. That's what I learned - to develop personal relationships with people.

You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.

Tough times were when I didn't have a job and nobody called me.

People say, 'Burt Reynolds is so good-looking.'... I used to set him up for bait. I'd send him to the student union, and he'd come back with a beautiful girl and an ugly one. But his ugly girls were better than anything I'd get on my own. With his looks and my car, we'd kill 'em in Tallahassee.

I've always said that the games in November are the ones you remember.

You don't beat football teams like Nebraska with a trick play. They're too well-coached, too well-disciplined.

To be a contender in the Big Ten a squad must have a solid player at every position.

I'll tell you, people remember every single pick I make against their team, they really do. There's just so much passion in college football, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I promised my wife 27 years ago when I left Florida State that I'd bring her back to Florida. I'm a little late, but better late than never.

I absolutely loved working with the players at Navy. There are no better young men to coach than those you find at a service academy. I really enjoyed going to work every day because I loved being around those midshipmen.

In life, passion is the secret to success.