Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Mike Shanahan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Mike Shanahan.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Michael Edward Shanahan is a former American football coach, best known as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2008. During his fourteen seasons with the Broncos, he led the team to two consecutive Super Bowl victories in XXXII and XXXIII, including the franchise's first NFL title in the former. His head coaching career spanned a total of twenty seasons and also included stints with the Los Angeles Raiders and Washington Redskins. He is the father of San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.

American - Coach | Born: August 24, 1952

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What I meant by that is, any time you have adversity, now you've got a chance to see all of these guys play every game the rest of the way like it's a playoff game. What you want guys to do when there's adversity is to play harder and play better, and that's when you see what kind of guys you have in your locker room.

Mike Shanahan

What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that.

Mike Shanahan

If it's possible to be in a good situation replacing a legend, he's in a good situation.

Mike Shanahan

There can be no separation in your organization. You win as a team, you lose as a team.

Mike Shanahan

That's why you bring in a veteran player. You never know when a player goes down, a guy's got to step up and play.

Mike Shanahan

People talk about discipline, but to me, there's discipline and there's self-discipline. Discipline is listening to people tell you what to do, where to be, and how to do something. Self-discipline is knowing that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life; you are the only one who can take yourself to the desired heights.

Mike Shanahan

I said all along, you judge your quarterback in his third year.

Mike Shanahan

Limits are self-imposed. But there are no limits to human energy nor the goals you can achieve.

Mike Shanahan