All the buildup and hype, everything else, is foam. The game is the beer. Marv Levy More Quotes by Marv Levy More Quotes From Marv Levy Whenever I think of baseball, the first name that comes to mind is Babe Ruth. What the Babe was to baseball, Shula is to football coaching. There are certain figures in sports who are larger than the games they play or coach, and Don Shula is one of those. Marv Levy namemindfootballsports People sometimes ask me to name the greatest coach in NFL history. George Halas may have set the standard, but Don Shula has won more games than anyone, and he has done it in the most competitive era. He had an incomparable ability to evaluate players, to motivate them, and to teach them the game of football. Marv Levy mefootballhistorypeople As coaches, we learn to accept criticism for our decisions. If a writer says you shouldn't have gone for it on fourth-and-one, we understand that's part of the job. We expect it. Marv Levy jobunderstandyoucriticism Teaching is very important. The nature of your personality isn't that important. Lombardi was very extraverted, very bombastic. Landry very quiet, reserved. Both were great teachers and great coaches. Marv Levy teachersgreatnaturepersonality I was enamored with Charles Dickens as a kid, and his names blew me away. Marv Levy awaykidmenames I just want people to finish the book and say, 'I was entertained.' When I set out to do it, I had no deal in place. I knew it would be tough. I read somewhere that John Steinbeck was turned down 22 times on his first novel. But I was just going to do it. Marv Levy downplacebookpeople If I had coached in high school for 60 years, I would have loved it. Getting to the top was not a goal. I welcomed the opportunities, but I just believed do the best doggone job you can, and good things will happen. Marv Levy bestgoodyouschool I took all the courses you would need to be able to go to law school. But my experience in college with football made me want to go into coaching. Marv Levy meyouexperiencefootball I went off to Harvard Law School for six weeks, and then I said, 'Doggone this, it's not what I want to do.' I remember when I told my dad I was leaving law school, and I wanted to go into football. He said, 'Be a good coach.' Marv Levy gooddadfootballschool There's three parts to football: offense, defense, and special teams. You'd no more ignore special teams than you would offense or defense. Marv Levy ignoreyouspecialfootball
