Bill Cowher Quotes

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Bill Cowher

Profession : Coach

Birth : May 8, 1957

I wanted to be my'self and I wanted the play'ers to take pride in ev'ery'thing they did. We rep'resent the Pitts'burgh Steel'ers but we also rep'resent the city of Pitts'burgh. You're a leader and a role model, whether you want to be or not.

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I think the bottom line is wins and losses. That is probably the most important stat to look at.

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It is a lot easier to kick off a turf field than it is off a grass field.

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When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.

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I'm a New Yorker. I never thought I'd say that.

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Going back to being a head coach entails a full-time commitment to that job and I would not go into it for any amount of money and do it halfway. It would be a total commitment, not part-time.

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I just love the Buffalo market. Say what you want about their fans, it'll be December and they've been out of the playoffs for a month. But if there's a December game with snow, there's still going to be 72,000 people in those stands. One of the most passionate, loyal groups of fans in the National Football League, bar none.

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If I'm Colin Kaepernick I have to prove myself. I would say, 'I would love the opportunity to show that I am a championship-winning quarterback again, and I understand that I am not going to be handed anything and that I would love the opportunity to come back.' If he said that it would open the ears of a lot of teams.

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A guy like Saquon Barkley is really a three-down player. You see the size, the speed, the quickness, the elusiveness, the power. He's a unique individual.

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I think a guy like Saquon Barkley is a very special back, and where the was drafted was very appropriate.

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I don't think running backs have ever been under-valued.

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When I was coaching, I wasn't worried about what I was making. I was worried about winning a championship.

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I've had a couple of people - prominent coaches - walk into an office, shut the door and say, 'What's it like, not coaching?' They're scared. They're scared not to have that. And I'll tell them, 'You know, it's different. You're not going to replace coaching. But there's some normality that's out there, and that's also kind of refreshing.'

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Don't get me wrong; I miss the live elements of coaching.

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I've always wanted to walk into a hotel, sit at a piano and play 'Piano Man.'

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I've probably watched more basketball games than anything.

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I'm very comfortable at CBS.

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I think when you do anything at a high level, it's very difficult to just stop and do nothing.

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I like to dabble in a lot of things.

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