Mack Brown Quotes

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Mack Brown

Profession : Coach

Birth : August 27, 1951

I sincerely want what's best for the University of Texas.

Mack Brown

When a coach comes in and takes over a new program, he's adopting 125 new stepchildren. Some of them love the place but a lot of them love the coaches, they came for a different offense, they came for a defense, and every coach is different. All have some similarities but all are different.

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When you've got a program like Texas or one like USC, every little thing is scrutinized.

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I love being around the recruits. I like seeing them in the office. I like having the 1-on-1 conversations with them.

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Recruiting is always a snow-ball effect because when you get really good players and they like it, the other players want to play with them.

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I love going into a home and talking to a family that knows nothing about recruiting - about the whole process. I love selling who we are and what we are, and that's something I really missed when I was on TV.

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If you can imagine digging into something and trying to fit all the pieces together, that's recruiting for us.

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Good kids want to stay where their parents can see them play.

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I'd like to be a great example for other coaches. That's all I want to be.

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I got labeled as the guy who didn't coach and sat around and talked. I know what I do, so I don't worry about it.

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You went into the business to change kids lives and all the sudden you forget.

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I want to go back to North Carolina to do what I started to do in coaching, Not what it got to be at Texas.

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I think the thing that I learned is I will never let a staff have too much control again, which is a strong statement.

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I love Phil Mickelson. He's a dear friend.

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I'm way too competitive and have way too much pride to leave something bad.

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You need to compete.

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Either you came to eat hamburgers and steaks before the game or you came to play. We don't need any hamburger-eaters, we need players. The guys that really have energy and get excited about the game usually can't eat pregame meal.

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