Ron Rivera Quotes

Ron Rivera

Profession : Coach

Birth : January 7, 1962

I don't want to sit there and compare to things I've gone through to what the Black player, the African-American player, goes through.

Ron Rivera

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

Ron Rivera

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

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I'm not apologizing for winning.

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You apologize for losing in the playoffs, but you don't apologize for getting in.

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Don't make what's interesting important.

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Well, that's the question we have to answer as coaches. Is our franchise quarterback here? Is he on the roster? Is he being developed, or is he somewhere else?

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If you have a settled quarterback situation, you're pretty doggone good.

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If you make a mistake, you have to step up and you have to take responsibility.

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Believe me, I've made mistakes, but I've tried to learn from those mistakes so that I can be better at things as I go forward.

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We need folks to help us, as opposed to, 'Let's find who to blame, and let's try to bury those people.'

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My mom's side of the family was farm workers.

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

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You have to put in the work, do the things you're supposed to do. But at the end of the day all you need is an opportunity.

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A dream is what you fantasize about. It's what you hope for, but a vision is what you plan for. You map out and you have a set of goals, and you go out and you execute that plan to achieve your vision.

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When you become a first timer in a thing, there's no way you can know everything.

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You got to go back and look at it, what happened when Mike Singletary retired? What happened to the Bears for a while? They were trying to find that next guy. That was the hard thing was, they were they were trying to find that next guy.

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My family nickname is 'Mr. Safety.' I mean, I check everything. Is everything off, is it put away where it's supposed to be?

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It's funny. At one point you've got a 14-game winning streak and people doubt you, then you lose one game and people doubt you even more.

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You wanted to be in the foxhole with Jim Harbaugh. He hates to lose.

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