Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident. |
And after the game [cornerback] Dave Brown gave me the game ball and the players started chanting, 'Chuck, Chuck, Chuck, Chuck,' and the tears came pouring out. I was so happy for the guys. |
Football players win football games. |
He has done a real good job, ... He has picked up the system, he's a very smart and instinctive player, and he brings some leadership qualities back there. |
He's a wonderful, wonderful guy, ... And he made me realize what a college education would mean to me. |
I knew I could make a good living working in the mills, ... I decided I didn't want to fuss with the rest of it, so I hitch-hiked back home. |
I'd hate to meet your grandmother. |
It has been a long haul. |
It's a great honor for me and I appreciate everything the fans did, everything our players did, and I was equally appreciative of my wife of 53 years, Shirley, for her support, |
It's a great honor for me, ... and I appreciate everything the fans did, everything the players did. |
Most of my cliches aren't original. |
My dad had come from Ireland and worked in the mills. My mom was Scottish and worked as a domestic, ... I didn't have any relations who had ever gone to college. I knew I could handle the academics, but the mills were working. People were making a lot of money. |
My father [Charlie Knox] told me that you have to take your lickings. Take your knocks, ... Don't bemoan your fate. Everybody's not going to be dealt the same hand. Everybody's going to go through tough times. |
Oh, it was tough. They probably felt unrewarded, to see everything being trucked down the highway. |
Our plane had been delayed for four hours in Seattle because they couldn't find the black box, |