Herm Edwards

Football ignites my soul.

— Herm Edwards

I'm big on integrity.

— Herm Edwards

I like to have fun.

— Herm Edwards

I'm a neat freak.

— Herm Edwards

You don't forget how to coach.

— Herm Edwards

My father gave me discipline.

— Herm Edwards

I do the right thing on purpose. I don't do it by accident.

— Herm Edwards

I've worn a lot of hats in the NFL.

— Herm Edwards

The thing about wisdom is you store the past in your head.

— Herm Edwards

It's good to have somebody else say what you're thinking.

— Herm Edwards

Being a part of the NFL for 30 years was a blessing.

— Herm Edwards

I was a guy that worked out early in the morning.

— Herm Edwards

I used to tell people I was 6-foot-4. And with that afro, I was.

— Herm Edwards

The one thing I've tried to do is be insightful.

— Herm Edwards

I grew up in the era of the desegregation program. I actually got bussed to a predominately white high school. I didn't…

— Herm Edwards

Fans have their own idea about who to hire; that's what makes football great.

— Herm Edwards

I think I bring a good perspective because I did a lot of things in the NFL - player, head coach, assistant…

— Herm Edwards

When you put pressure on the quarterback, everything looks a lot better.

— Herm Edwards

I wanted to give back to football what it's given me. So, I decided, 'I'm going to be a coach.'

— Herm Edwards

I've always said that your attitude is your best friend and your worst enemy.

— Herm Edwards

One of my daughters was born in Kansas City. I spent almost 10 years there.

— Herm Edwards

Too often, people equate discipline with cursing. When you go to Catholic school, the nuns don't curse a word, but you get…

— Herm Edwards

Coaches? They can talk. I tell them: 'Just make sure before you open your mouth you've researched what you're about to say.…

— Herm Edwards

It used to be that the hardest thing to cover was underthrown balls. Then coaches began to think, 'So why not start…

— Herm Edwards

There's good times and bad times. That's part of the coaching. You live with the ups and downs of it but at…

— Herm Edwards

People who've watched me on television, they go, 'Oh, that's who this guy is.' So when I walk into their home, they…

— Herm Edwards

When you talk about domestic violence, it's not just athletes that are involved in it. Our society has really done a poor…

— Herm Edwards

It doesn't matter where you grow up, what color you are, what religion you are. It's just a bunch of guys that…

— Herm Edwards

To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have…

— Herm Edwards

This is the world you live in when you're a football player, an athlete. You want someone to discipline you. You want…

— Herm Edwards

You have an obligation as a player - as an athlete at any level - and it doesn't matter what sport it…

— Herm Edwards

The greatest thing I could say about my son, and this is what you always worry about with your kids, that they…

— Herm Edwards

People are going to take shots at you for everything you did bad, and they forget about all the good things you…

— Herm Edwards

The thing you miss most, when you don't play and you don't coach, is the huddle. You miss the huddle. You miss…

— Herm Edwards

If you draft a player to be a backup, why did you draft him? You're drafting a guy because you think he's…

— Herm Edwards

When it gets going bad and it gets going to where all these things are happening around you, the thing that stands…

— Herm Edwards

I believe this, we are all gifted for the talent - God blesses everybody with a talent. Mine was to play football.…

— Herm Edwards

No one player is bigger than the team.

— Herm Edwards

'Jim Thorpe - All American' influenced me as a young kid.

— Herm Edwards

You don't want an emotional team; you want a passionate team.

— Herm Edwards