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Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn't too important.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports

I had an advantage – I slept with his mother.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Children Family Football Mothers Sports On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Buccaneers

I don't think he's got much of a future here, because I plan on going to all the games.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports When informed that his kicker was nervous about McKay watching him

A genius in the NFL is a guy who won last week.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports Coaching Genius

Everyone is unhappy at times, even my wife. Only she doesn't get interviewed about it.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On players who were complaining to the press

Underdog, overdog, hotdog; I guess you want to be an underdog – but an underdog with the best team.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On being an underdog in a playoff game

It’s shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your interest in standing around eating steaks you lose everything.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On training camp

God's busy; they'll have to make do with me.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports When asked if his team prayed for victory

I told my team it doesn't matter… there are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports Following a 51-0 loss

Let's go out there and win one for the quipper.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports Gipper

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Religion Sports On how coaching an expansion team is a religious experience

Let me know if Cain is able.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On injured Atlanta Falcon running back Lynn Cain

Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports Intensity

We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports

It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports After Harry Carson intercepted a pass

I'm all in favor of it.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports Responding to a question about his team's execution

It was about three-to-one that I was not an SOB.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On fan mail he received as a Tampa Bay coach

With so many Super Bowl rings, maybe they'll all retire and go into the jewelry business.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On the '70s Steelers Super Bowl rings

He's not twins.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On the weaknesses of All-star linebacker Hugh Green

We'll have an offensive team and a defensive team, and the other team will be in charge of carrying me off the field.

John McKay

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football Sports On playing a game with only a small number of players

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Author: John McKay Page 2

Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn.

If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn't too important.

I had an advantage – I slept with his mother.

I don't think he's got much of a future here, because I plan on going to all the games.

A genius in the NFL is a guy who won last week.

Everyone is unhappy at times, even my wife. Only she doesn't get interviewed about it.

Underdog, overdog, hotdog; I guess you want to be an underdog – but an underdog with the best team.

It’s shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your interest in standing around eating steaks you lose everything.

God's busy; they'll have to make do with me.

I told my team it doesn't matter… there are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?

Let's go out there and win one for the quipper.

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

Let me know if Cain is able.

Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.

We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.

It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us.

I'm all in favor of it.

It was about three-to-one that I was not an SOB.

With so many Super Bowl rings, maybe they'll all retire and go into the jewelry business.

He's not twins.

We'll have an offensive team and a defensive team, and the other team will be in charge of carrying me off the field.