Mike Tomlin

“You gotta be careful sometimes what you ask for from a leadership standpoint.”

“The term 'great,' that's something I have a great deal of respect for.”

“I don't focus on what's in my rearview.”

“People give you good information all the time that are helping you in in your journey. If you're a good listener, you retain those messages, and you roll with it.”

“Everybody's got opinions. Everybody's entitled to an opinion. That's what makes this country great. It's nothing wrong with that. We just believe there's a place and time for it. The place and time for us has been in our free time.”

“Without evidence, all we have is hope.”

“You've got to be flexible and do what your guys do well.”

“I'm not in marketing.”

“I have a passion for the game. I just love it. I don't do it for notoriety or money or pats on the back.”

“I don't prepare for failure.”

“I really focus my energies on serving the players that I lead and making sure that they're getting the support that they need regarding the present circumstances.”

“It's good to have that anxiety or that urgency that's associated with not knowing.”

“If you know Ryan Clark, you know he has great spirit and a great work ethic.”

“We've always taken it from the approach of, punitive if you don't interview minority candidates or things of that nature. I just like the different approach in terms of spinning it 180 and talking about maybe incentivizing those that develop the talent and those that hire the talent.”

“I think that's why we all coach. We don't want to admit it, but we coach because we can't play, we could never play or we can no longer play.”

“Coaching is real simple to me. You help players realize their dreams. You help them feed their families. Then, in turn, you eat.”

“I've been known to be pushy.”

“You can't put a price tag on standards and legacy.”

“I'm more of a show me guy as opposed to a guy that sits around and talks about things.”

“It's football. The ball snaps, you kick butt or you get your butt kicked.”