Lee Corso

“I have such respect for the guys at ESPN.”

“I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.”

“You have to build upon good performances to establish a sound football program.”

“The Heisman is often a career award. Chris Weinke, Michael Vick, Eric Crouch and Drew Brees have all had a more than one great year.”

“I had gotten a master's degree in administration supervision with it in mind that I would some day be a professor, then get a doctorate degree and move up and eventually be president of a university.”

“I recruit defensive players first. That's where most games are won. Then you've got to get the offensive linemen.”

“The Florida Gator head is long and funny looking. It scrapes my nose. Every time I put that thing on I get scraped and blood comes down my face.”

“I wouldn't coach football now for nothing, and it's because of social media. That just bothers the heck out of me. People blast ya and you don't put their name down.”

“You can't criticize a coach until he fails to win with players he recruited.”

“A woman has a different type of sensitivity than a man. Their perspective of right and wrong is different and their perspective of life is different. They're more idealistic. They have greater faith in people than men and they can add that to an all-male organization.”

“When you have a lousy football team, you learn to be funny.”

“It's just boring to see a team punt the ball and have the returner fair-catch the ball all the time.”

“The one thing that saved me is that in 17 years of coaching I never had an NCAA investigator talk to one of my players. I lost games, but I lost the right way.”

“Humor is not a sign of weakness. In fact, humor can be your greatest asset in the face of tragedy.”

“Some athletes aren't small, they're just short.”

“The key to winning in major programs is how you play on the road.”

“Everybody asks me, 'Lee when did you know it was time to retire?' I said, 'when they quit asking me to coach.' After the Orlando Renegades, not many people were busting down my doors to coach, so why not do something else.”

“Business is nothing more than relationships. It's the secret.”

“Remember one thing about ESPN: People can be critical of them sometimes for being a large corporation but nine years ago I had a stroke and I couldn't talk. That's the way I made my living. ESPN could've dumped me very easy, but they didn't. They helped me and presented me an opportunity to get back on the air.”

“I have great admiration for Woody Hayes.”