--- title: "10 Best Quotes By Jon Gruden" description: "10 Best quotes by Jon Gruden. Plus more from Jon Gruden and more Best sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jon-gruden-3924_best_i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-t_1411692.png" --- > [I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-the-future-i-just-know-this-i/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jon-gruden-3924_best_i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-t_1411692.png) > [If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-best-times-of-my-life-my/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/jon-gruden-3924_best_if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-b_2747797.png) > [Having been in the league with five different franchises, I know what the meaning of Monday Night Football is. It's usually the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/having-been-in-the-league-with-five-different-franchises-i-know-what/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/jon-gruden-3924_best_having-been-in-the-league-with-five-diff_1769178.png) > [There's a lot of things I could've done better, and I regret not doing better. I do know I always gave it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/there-s-a-lot-of-things-i-could-ve-done-better-and-i-regret-not-doing/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/jon-gruden-3924_always_there-s-a-lot-of-things-i-could-ve-done_634134.png) > [Some of the best tape that I've ever studied was Mike Shanahan and John Elway in Denver, back-to-back Super Bowl win teams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/some-of-the-best-tape-that-i-ve-ever-studied-was-mike-shanahan-and/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/jon-gruden-3924_best_some-of-the-best-tape-that-i-ve-ever-stu_2057348.png) > [When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/when-we-had-a-great-defense-at-tampa-bay-we-always-measured-our/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/jon-gruden-3924_against_when-we-had-a-great-defense-at-tampa-bay_1154057.png) > [In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/in-football-we-tried-each-week-to-come-up-with-the-best-game-plan-for/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/jon-gruden-3924_best_in-football-we-tried-each-week-to-come-u_1332267.png) > [From the standpoint that you try to adjust your offense to your quarterback, you try to adjust your football team around your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/from-the-standpoint-that-you-try-to-adjust-your-offense-to-your/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/jon-gruden-3924_best_from-the-standpoint-that-you-try-to-adju_2657498.jpg) > [Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/some-of-the-best-lessons-that-i-ve-ever-learned-are-on-a-ball-field/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/jon-gruden-3924_baseball_some-of-the-best-lessons-that-i-ve-ever_2924879.png) > [The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/the-gruden-mcvay-relationship-goes-all-the-way-back-to-1970-john/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/jon-gruden-3924_best_the-gruden-mcvay-relationship-goes-all-t_2454113.jpg) ## Other authors on Best ## More by Jon Gruden > [We used to tell our receivers, 'If you want to run an inside breaking route, and you want to fight for yardage after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/we-used-to-tell-our-receivers-if-you-want-to-run-an-inside-breaking/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [It takes courage to pull the ball down and reverse field and do some of the crazy things that Favre and Manziel do. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/it-takes-courage-to-pull-the-ball-down-and-reverse-field-and-do-some/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [I've always coached energy, hustling, rushing to the pile, and if it is wiggling, you do hit it because guys are fighting for yardage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-ve-always-coached-energy-hustling-rushing-to-the-pile-and-if-it-is/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [Just because you are getting younger doesn't mean you are getting better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/just-because-you-are-getting-younger-doesn-t-mean-you-are-getting/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [Mike, the best band to ever come out of Seattle was, of course, Pearl Jam. And that's what I expect the Seahawks to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/mike-the-best-band-to-ever-come-out-of-seattle-was-of-course-pearl/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/just-to-get-cufflinks-on-my-shirt-is-a-challenge/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [Mariota is special in a lot of ways. He's a dynamic dual threat on the field, and he is humble - no-nonsense, full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/mariota-is-special-in-a-lot-of-ways-he-s-a-dynamic-dual-threat-on-the/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-compete-with-myself-i-try-to-get-more-done-than-you-i-don-t-know-why/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [All it takes is one coach that believes in you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/all-it-takes-is-one-coach-that-believes-in-you/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/you-either-have-the-charisma-the-knowledge-the-passion-the/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-used-to-take-a-lot-of-pride-into-what-went-into-practice/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [We've got enough issues in this country without worrying about some of the things we're worrying about. It's unbelievable to me. And as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/we-ve-got-enough-issues-in-this-country-without-worrying-about-some/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [Some people feel pressure; some people don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/some-people-feel-pressure-some-people-don-t/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [God bless Tony Romo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/god-bless-tony-romo/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) > [I don't want to be a negative piece of barbed wire sitting up in the booth with all the answers. I think that's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-negative-piece-of-barbed-wire-sitting-up-in-the/) [Jon Gruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gruden/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/jon-gruden/#itemlist", "name": "10 Best Quotes By Jon Gruden", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gruden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-the-future-i-just-know-this-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jon-gruden-3924_best_i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-t_1411692.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jon-gruden-3924_best_i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-t_1411692.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jon-gruden-3924_best_i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-t_1411692.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best…” — Jon Gruden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't exist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gruden" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gruden/if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-best-times-of-my-life-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/jon-gruden-3924_best_if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-b_2747797.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/jon-gruden-3924_best_if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-b_2747797.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/172/jon-gruden-3924_best_if-it-wasn-t-for-football-a-lot-of-the-b_2747797.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't…” — Jon Gruden", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having been in the league with five different franchises, I know what the meaning of Monday Night Football is. 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