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Football Quotes by Mack Brown

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Mack Brown recalls a rivalry where two coaches tackled each other on the field after a game. He talks about wanting to be a great example for other coaches and staying competitive because he has too much pride to leave something bad behind. He also mentions that winning many games at Texas doesn’t require new ideas, just confidence.

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I love football, always have.

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You've got to protect your quarterback.

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You need to compete.

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I've been so impressed with Commissioner Goodell.

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If you're going to coach, you need to have fun coaching.

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When you lose at Texas, you're going to be bashed. I accept it.

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I'd like to be a great example for other coaches. That's all I want to be.

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I'm way too competitive and have way too much pride to leave something bad.

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When you have 82 plays, you should have more than 21 points.

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I'm going to coach here as long as I can. As long as I'm effective for North Carolina, I will be the…

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Don't get me wrong, I always wanted to win, but, after we'd won and won and won, it became more about not…

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We can't control how the other guys play and we've got to worry about us, and we've got to play to the…

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Most coaches that I saw in my time off weren't very happy in coaching, and I committed to my wife, Sally, if…

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Recruiting is always a snow-ball effect because when you get really good players and they like it, the other players want to…

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I'm not gonna coach just because I have to coach, but if it's right and it was fun I'd love to make…

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When you have a coach-in-waiting, it puts question marks into how long you're going to coach.

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The names, the legends, my heroes, the College Football Hall of Fame is a really amazing fraternity.

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Any recognition I've received, or been considered for, honors all of the coaches, players and staff that have been a part of…

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When you're the head coach and you do what you do and you're winning enough and you never have anybody leave, you…

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Coaches block out the future because they think if they start talking about the future they're not being fair to their current…

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When a coach comes in and takes over a new program, he's adopting 125 new stepchildren. Some of them love the place…

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I'd lost the joy of coaching. There were times after a win when I was shouting at my assistants leaving the field…

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We've often gotten the rep for being a player's coach. 'Talk sweet to 'em all the time.' In reality, we're very disciplined,…

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You get into coaching because you love the game and you love the players. And if you're not careful, you win so…

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Don't let this[football] be the best thing that ever happens in your life. Maybe it'll be the best sports event, but don't…

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Most players don't mind drug testing once they realize they don't have to study for it.

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I would always want to be involved with football in some manner. I love the game. I love coaching, good and bad.

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A year and a half ago, there were people who questioned whether Vince Young could be a major college quarterback.

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Sick kids getting a little joy out of a football game, it doesn't get better than that.

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I got labeled as the guy who didn't coach and sat around and talked. I know what I do, so I don't…

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All of us have to win games. Whether we like it or not, the graduation rates and all the things people are…

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I want to go back to North Carolina to do what I started to do in coaching, Not what it got to…

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It got to the point the last time, at Texas, where every loss was a tragedy and every win was exhaling.

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I'm worried because a lot of coaches aren't having fun. They're miserable, worried about getting fired, fighting recruiting.

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I don't want to be the athletic director at Texas, that's not my expertise. I don't want to take wins as a…

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When you're the head coach at Texas and you're winning a lot of games, you don't have to have new ideas, you…

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People mouth all the time. I was involved in a rivalry with N.C. State where two coaches tackled each other in the…

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When you've got a program like Texas or one like USC, every little thing is scrutinized.

One day, I just ended up thinking, 'You know what? If we get to 13-0, it's not me. If we go 10-2, it's not…

People mouth all the time. I was involved in a rivalry with N.C. State where two coaches tackled each other in the middle of…

A year and a half ago, there were people who questioned whether Vince Young could be a major college quarterback.

When you have 82 plays, you should have more than 21 points.

I want to help young coaches have an experience like I've had. But mostly, I want to take the prized possession of every parent…

I love going into a home and talking to a family that knows nothing about recruiting - about the whole process. I love selling…

I'd like to be a great example for other coaches. That's all I want to be.

I'm not gonna coach just because I have to coach, but if it's right and it was fun I'd love to make another run.

Sixteen, 17 games in a season is a lot of wear and tear on the body, especially for guys who don't come out when…

I don't think you ever silence critics. They'll be critics in the morning. That's part of the deal.

I don't want to be the athletic director at Texas, that's not my expertise. I don't want to take wins as a football coach…

When you're the head coach at Texas and you're winning a lot of games, you don't have to have new ideas, you don't have…

When you're a young coach you just want to work hard and prove to everybody that you're smart.

I want to run the ball, be physical and be able to throw it deep.