Football Quotes by Mike Holmgren

18 Football quotes by Mike Holmgren

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Holmgren’s 18 remarks blend strategic thinking with a coach’s practical advice. He frequently references preparation and execution, giving readers a concise playbook of his football philosophy.

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The great ones don't come cheap.

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Every organization is looking for... a guy who can be the coach for the next 10, 15 years. That's what they want.…

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I'm very proud of the fact that we dispelled the myth about black athletes not being able to survive in Green Bay.

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My football do-over is when I went to Seattle and had both jobs as coach and general manager.

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I think I'm a pretty good coach, but there are a lot of good coaches, a lot of young coaches.

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I get the job with the 49ers, and I'm four years removed from my high school coaching days, and I'm going to…

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When you walk in the door at Green Bay and see the murals of all the football players you knew as a…

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The teams that are successful from ownership to management to coaching - there is a singleness of purpose. There's enough credit for…

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Listen to what I tell you and do it. If you do, three things can happen: One, it will work and you'll…

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You put a tremendous amount of energy, your whole body and soul into something, and you need to win once in a…

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I still love Colt McCoy, but I will always try and do what I think we have to do to make the…

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My reputation when I was first here was that I had every single answer in the book. I don't know, maybe I…

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The mentor thing is overblown to me. I'm going to coach the player. I'm not going to have another player coach the…

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I left Green Bay for Seattle in 1999. I wonder what would have happened had I stayed in Green Bay, where I've…

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People ask me often, 'Why did you leave Green Bay? You had the best quarterback, you were going good and all that.'…

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I'm a football coach. It seems the league is cyclical and hiring young guys... but experience in the NFL still means a…

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I probably won't coach again. I really know what it takes to coach... the time necessary, the emotion... to do it correctly.…

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Everyone has to understand what the role is - what the role of the player is, the role of the coach is.…

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We still have our home in Seattle. The kids are there. The grandkids are there.

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The teams that are successful from ownership to management to coaching - there is a singleness of purpose. There's enough credit for everyone. No…

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I always could go into restaurants in Chicago, and nobody would throw anything at me. There are people there who might not like me,…

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I think one of my strengths is kind of knowing people and getting a good read and a feel for what that person's strengths…

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I was raised, right or wrong, you make a decision and you don't quit. You fight your way through it; that's what you did.

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The mentor thing is overblown to me. I'm going to coach the player. I'm not going to have another player coach the player. They…

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Coaches who want to coach in the NFL usually don't go to the high school level for 10 years. They know where they want…

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I still love Colt McCoy, but I will always try and do what I think we have to do to make the team better…

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The great ones don't come cheap.

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You've got to find the quarterback. Once you find the quarterback, you can fix the other things.

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My reputation when I was first here was that I had every single answer in the book. I don't know, maybe I portrayed that…

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I'm a football coach. It seems the league is cyclical and hiring young guys... but experience in the NFL still means a heck of…

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People ask me often, 'Why did you leave Green Bay? You had the best quarterback, you were going good and all that.' But I've…

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If I hire a coach, he's the coach and will run what he knows and is comfortable with. Will it be part of the…

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As an organization, I think you owe it to the vast majority of people who go to the game and want to watch the…

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