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Bruce Arians

(1952) American Football Player

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Bruce Arians is an American football player.

Quick Facts About Bruce Arians

Born: October 3, 1952
Profession: American Football Player

About Bruce Arians

American football player and coach... | Bruce Charles Arians is an American football executive and former coach in the National Football League (NFL). Since 2022, he has been a senior football consultant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Arians was previously the head coach of the Temple Owls from 1983 to 1987, the Arizona Cardinals from 2013

Quotes by Bruce Arians

You learn a lot about human nature in a bar.

Bar

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I've always loved Cleveland.

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Trust brings a higher level of communication and a higher level of commitment and accountability.

Accountability

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I thought that's what you did, you know? You graduate high school, you went to work.

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At 30 I thought I knew everything, and 30 years later I didn't know anything.

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There's not one moment from my journey that I'd want to change. Everything happens for a reason.

Change

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I work hard, but I also play hard. Everyone needs balance in life.

Balance

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When I coached guys that I knew would be good coaches, I kind of push them.

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How do you stay married 47 years? You are probably apart 20 of them. You get fired, move to another job. She…

Job

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Football is not played in shorts and it's not fair to the big guys. So many guys look bad in shorts and…

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I got to know Peyton Manning when he was a high school junior and I was the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State.

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Both times I had cancer? Preventative medicine. Caught 'em both early. I'll take physicals anytime I can get one.

Cancer

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My quarterbacks have to be a member of my family, and that has nothing to do with football. Trust is everything. We…

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I was allergic to milk as a child. My older brother would always get a big glass and drink it in front…

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You can't draft for need. You draft for need, you get fired. Draft the best player, and if you've got two of…

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We have to build that African-American offensive coordinator/quarterback coach that is going to be a head coach. I think that's our job…

Coach

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You never know about team speed until you get out there. You don't know who is a slow learner. A kid may…

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I think all the great ones have it. They just have a will they can put on their teammates. Refuse to lose…

Calm

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The most important relationship a head coach has on his team isn't with the other coaches, the owner or the general manager.…

Coach

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To show my quarterbacks how much I believe in them, I let them pick their favorite plays that we'll run in the…

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You can die at any moment doing anything. I mean, so why not do what you love to do. If I die…

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I wasn't happier for anyone more than Vic Fangio. He deserved to be a head coach, in my opinion. I was really…

Chance

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I loved the three years I had in Cleveland, especially that playoff run with Timmy Couch and Kelly Holcomb. And obviously those…

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I never want to be a father figure to my quarterbacks. I've got my own kids. I want to be the cool…

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And opportunity doesn't always come. I thought I should have had a head-coaching opportunity a long time ago. Called plays in the…

Coaching

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My family moved to York, Pa., when I was eight. As a kid I spent virtually all of my free time at…

Family

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When you get in coaching, you realize there are only two kinds of coaches - those that are fired and those who…

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I think Chris Godwin is going to be close to a 100-catch guy, especially because I think he can play in the…

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I felt like Cleveland deserved a winner. They have the most loyal fans in the world. I just thought it was a…

Cleveland

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