Ron Rivera

“I've got a lot of confidence.”

“Somebody will say, 'Oh, if you go 19-0 you win the Super Bowl.' And I'm like, 'Yeah it does, but let's take it one game at a time. Let's first get to the next game.'”

“I know I sound overly optimistic, but you know me, I've always been an optimistic guy.”

“When you have the right type of people pushing you, man, I tell you what it really helps. It gets your momentum going forward.”

“One of the things that I want to make sure everybody understands is that when you delegate the authority, you have to set the standard.”

“It's young men like Greg Olsen and Eric Reid, who are going to change this world and make it a better place.”

“I'm proud that I took over a 2-14 team and won back to back to back NFC South division titles.”

“One thing I've learned is you have to treat everybody fair but you're not going to be able to treat everybody the same.”

“I've lost some weight. I've been working out and doing things the right way.”

“The biggest thing I learned is that you have to be prepared. You have to have an answer, and if you don't have an answer, get one and give it.”

“It's a lot of fun watching Kelvin Benjamin out there grow and develop as a football player.”

“I feel that I have to succeed to the highest level I can.”

“I am very, very, very pleased with Graham Gano.”

“Black lives do matter. We cannot be afraid to say it, so I'll say it again: Black lives do matter.”

“I want to be able to coach people, impact people, win football games and hopefully win a Super Bowl.”

“When you're a player, you've got to protect your investment, and that's you. Take the best opportunity you can to be ready to play, and then go out and compete and take advantage of it.”

“I always feel like I'm coaching for my job. Just like when I was a player for nine years in Chicago. I came in every day wondering if I was going to get cut. This is no different. I come to work like I did as a player and that's to do the best I can.”

“Everybody deserves the opportunity to fight and fight with everything that they're given.”

“If we don't have quality healthcare in our country, I mean, we're the richest country in the world. We should.”

“When you have a little bit of a lead, you've got to continue to pound away.”