Don Shula Quotes

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  • 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.

  • I don't know how to lead but by example.

  • When you're there, it's not good enough to be there.

  • The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

  • I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.

  • I'm just a guy who rolls up his sleeves and goes to work!

  • It's the start that stops most people.

  • And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season.

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  • And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction.

  • Lots of leaders want to be popular. I never cared about that. I want to be respected.

    Don Shula (1995). “Everyone's a Coach: You Can Inspire Anyone to be a Winner”, Zondervan
  • 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.

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  • The one man team is a complete and total myth.

  • You know it's only 50 miles but I've relished every moment of the longer route to get here. Thanks for letting me reflect on those great moments. Thank you.

  • My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.

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  • I don't know any other way to lead but by example.

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    Don Shula (1995). “Everyone's a Coach: You Can Inspire Anyone to be a Winner”, Zondervan
  • Everything that I have done has always been predicated on doing the best that I can with the ability that God has given me, trying to reach as far as I possibly can. And if I fall a little bit short, then I'm still farther ahead than if I hadn't reached at all.

  • Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

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  • 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.

  • You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

  • Leadership implies movement toward something and convictions provide that direction.

    Don Shula (1995). “Everyone's a Coach: You Can Inspire Anyone to be a Winner”, Zondervan
  • Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.

  • And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.

  • Success is not forever, and failure is never final.

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Learn from everyone, copy no one.

  • 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.

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    Don Shula

    • Born: January 4, 1930
    • Occupation: Football coach