Football Quotes by Don Shula

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

— Don Shula

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

— Don Shula

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

— Don Shula

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

— Don Shula

Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.

— Don Shula

I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.

— Don Shula

As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the…

— Don Shula

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

— Don Shula

You know it's only 50 miles but I've relished every moment of the longer route to get here. Thanks for letting me…

— Don Shula

My coaching philosophy? Determine your players talents and give them every weapon to get the most from those talents.

— Don Shula

And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best…

— Don Shula

When you're 0-2 in the Super Bowl, they say unkind things about you. They say, 'He can't win the big one.' And…

— Don Shula

The thing we found out was, when you get to a Super Bowl, both teams are treated the same, talked about in…

— Don Shula

Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line…

— Don Shula

He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his…

— Don Shula

I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can…

— Don Shula

Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried…

— Don Shula

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…

— Don Shula