All Don Shula Quotes
- My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. Get Negative
- One thing I never want to be accused of is not working. Accused
- I don't know any other way to lead but by example. Any
- You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance. Canton
- The start is what stops most people. Inspirational
- You set a goal to be the best and then you work hard every hour of every day, striving to reach that goal. If you… Allow
- Some clubs want to win so much they'll do anything to get it. Our approach has been just the opposite. We've tried to do things… Abiding
- Failure isn't fatal, and success isn't final. Failure
- If you're going to take gambles, you must have one thing: self-confidence. Confidence
- You know it's only 50 miles but I've relished every moment of the longer route to get here. Thanks for letting me reflect on those… Every Moment
- When you're there, it's not good enough to be there. Football
- The one thing that I know is that you win with good people. Football
- Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence. Excellence
- And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season. Anniversary
- The whole idea is to get an edge. Sometimes it takes just a little extra something to get that edge, but you have to have… Edge
- The ultimate goal is victory. And if you refuse to work as hard as you possibly can toward that aim, or if you do anything… Achieve
- And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000. Contract
- As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the stage for how… All
- I'm fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was over and he had time… Confident
- The problem with most leaders today is they don't stand for anything. Leadership implies movement toward something, and convictions provide that direction. If you don't… Conviction
- 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 game's over, there's… Football
- I don't know how to lead but by example. Example
- My coaching philosophy? Determine your players talents and give them every weapon to get the most from those talents. Coaches
- To be successful, all you have to do is work half-days; you can work the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours. All
- Leadership implies movement toward something and convictions provide that direction. Conviction