Herman Edwards Quotes

• This is the greatest thing about sports - you play to win the game. Hello? You don't play to just play it. When you start telling me it doesn't matter, then retire, get out, because it matters.

  Herman Edwards

  Sports, Winning, Play

  "PRO FOOTBALL; Edwards's Take on Jets: Quitting Is Never an Option". Interview with Judy Battista, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2012.

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• A goal without a plan is a wish. What's your plan? It's on you, because you have to do all the work.

  Herman Edwards

  Goal, Wish, Plans

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• You don't get character because you're successful; you build character because of the hardships you face.

  Herman Edwards

  Success, Wisdom, Character

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• You play to win the game...Hello. You play to win the game.

  Herman Edwards

  Sports, Winning, Games

  News conference, Hempstead, N.Y., 30 Oct. 2002.

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• Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you're going to finish.

  Herman Edwards

  Inspirational, Leadership, Doe

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• A goal without a plan is a wish.

  Herman Edwards

  Goals Dreams, African American, Wish

  "Former NFL Coach Herm Edwards On Leadership, Legacy, And Living To Make A Difference". Interview with Andrew Moses, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 2, 2017.

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• Your problems are never bigger than your purpose.

  Herman Edwards

  Motivation, Purpose, Problem

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• I'm not a panic guy. I don't do that. Can't. When you're a leader, you can never panic, no matter what's happening. The building could be falling down. Fire could be going all places. Somebody has to make a decision on how to get out.

  Herman Edwards

  Fall, Fire, Leader

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• Talk is free. You never know what's going to happen after you talk. There's always a perception about a guy until you actually sit down and talk with him.

  Herman Edwards

  Guy, Perception, Down And

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• It's always the same when you don't get enough snaps. If we can get it going, stay on the field, the beauty of the offense is they'll all get involved in it. You've got to have drives, you've got to make first downs. You can't get players involved if you only have three plays and out. That's not real good.

  Herman Edwards

  Real, Player, Firsts

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• That's always a concern with a player when he's injured. There's a difference between injured and pain. If a guy's injured, he's injured. Pain is pain. Guys can play with pain. Guys can't play when they're injured.

  Herman Edwards

  Pain, Player, Differences

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• Quitting is not an option. I will not let anyone on this team quit.

  Herman Edwards

  Motivational, Team, Quitting

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• You play to win the game.

  Herman Edwards

  Sports, Winning, Nfl Players

  News conference, Hempstead, N.Y., 30 Oct. 2002.

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• It would have been a great story if Brooks had went out there and scored 21 points, ... That would have been great theater. But the reality of that is very difficult, as we know, in this league for any QB when defense is playing good. And the Ravens played well.

  Herman Edwards

  Reality, Ravens, League

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• You gotta have a little kid in you to play football.

  Herman Edwards

  Football, Kids, Play

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