A biography for Mike Leachhasn’t been written yet.
“I feel like a caffeine addict.”
“If Texas and Kansas were countries they wouldn't be admitted to the World Trade Organization. Their policies are congruent with North Korea, Somalia, Turkestan, several other countries I can't pronounce and Micronesia.”
“I think there is a difference between being critical of plays and being critical of players and coaches.”
“If your quarterback wants a deflated football, your soccer-style kicker is going to want it kind of full. If your quarterback wants it really full, your straight-on kicker is going to want less air in it. It's a regulation football; let them use it however they want to. You use your own ball.”
“The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.”
“I suspect Bill Snyder may be a sorcerer... he's one of the coaches that I admire most!”
“I just go to work every day, spend hours in the film room, go to practice, go home and then do it all again the next day. I know I can be boring and I sound like a walking cliche but I really do just try to get our team ready to win a game on Saturday. That's pretty much my life.”
“Atlanta might have snow and Macon might have good weather, and they're not really far apart. But there's a period of time in the year where the gnats get all over your face and they bite you. And the Macon crowd, it's funny, but they can sit there like nothing's happening and there can be gnats just biting the hell out of your face.”
“Those that have a voice have to speak for those of us who are silenced.”
“All Scandinavians feel a tiny bit self conscious, of which I'm one.”
“There's nothing balanced about the 50 percent run, 50 percent pass because that's 50 percent stupid.”
“I guess I need to get out more.”
“Somebody said that in passing, you know, 'I hate cats.' You know, somebody really hates cats, and I've never figured that one out. And credit to cats - the ability to generate that much animosity, you know.”
“Freedom of speech should be wide open as long as it doesn't incite violence.”
“Even in Texas, there's a lot of people who've never been to Lubbock.”
“There's some teams - the Cubs are one of them - where there's just too many fans.”
“At an unusually young age, I read 'Instant Replay' by Jerry Kramer, which talked a lot about the Green Bay Packers and Vince Lombardi. From there I was really more a fan of coaches than teams and players.”
“I don't know how good mountain lions do in captivity. I'm curious.”