Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Mack Brown - Page 2

I always thought I would probably be a high school coach and a principal and then a superintendent. Then it got way off track and it got into college.

You went into the business to change kids lives and all the sudden you forget.

You should never, ever walk by anyone no matter how young or old they are, without stopping and smiling and shaking their hand and taking a picture or signing an autograph.

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

I love being around the recruits. I like seeing them in the office. I like having the 1-on-1 conversations with them.

We are lucky in Chapel Hill to have the most brilliant medical people anywhere in the country.

If you can imagine digging into something and trying to fit all the pieces together, that's recruiting for us.

You've got to protect your quarterback.

I love Phil Mickelson. He's a dear friend.

I don't need any more recognition. I don't need any more money. I don't need any legacy.

If a player needs money, and that's a decision he's willing to make to go to college based on name, image and likeness, where he can make more money instead of where he wants to go to school, why don't we give him the choice to go to the NFL if he's ready to go and if the NFL wants him to go? Basketball has done it for years.

I'm not going to offer and take a guy at North Carolina that I don't meet. And if I don't like him, I'm not taking him.

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

Good kids want to stay where their parents can see them play.

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

I sincerely want what's best for the University of Texas.

You need to compete.

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

I think the thing that I learned is I will never let a staff have too much control again, which is a strong statement.

I like making people smile. It's fun for me.

I love going into a home and talking to a family that knows nothing about recruiting - about the whole process. I love selling who we are and what we are, and that's something I really missed when I was on TV.

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

I have never given myself credit for anything.

Either you came to eat hamburgers and steaks before the game or you came to play. We don't need any hamburger-eaters, we need players. The guys that really have energy and get excited about the game usually can't eat pregame meal.

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, very demanding. You can only be that way if you're fair and you're consistent.

All of us have to win games. Whether we like it or not, the graduation rates and all the things people are talking about aren't as important as winning.

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

To sit around and blame myself for everything that goes bad or credit myself for everything that's good, that's stupid.

When you're in a ballgame where you're getting beat, there is some frustration.

Coaches block out the future because they think if they start talking about the future they're not being fair to their current staff or players. That's a real phobia. In some cases it really hurts your family. During the season your commitment is to your coaches and your team.

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

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 me.'

I want to go back to North Carolina to do what I started to do in coaching, Not what it got to be at Texas.

We talk about building young men so they can be productive husbands, fathers and citizens.

When a coach comes in and takes over a new program, he's adopting 125 new stepchildren. Some of them love the place but a lot of them love the coaches, they came for a different offense, they came for a defense, and every coach is different. All have some similarities but all are different.

In your life, if you start quitting, then you're a quitter.

I like being nice.

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

I own the restaurant. There are a lot of cooks, waiters and waitresses in this restaurant. They worry about their problems. I worry about all the problems.

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

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

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 let it be the best thing. Make sure you're a better father than this today. Make sure you're a better husband than this today. Because this goes away... It's a game.