I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved. Well-prepared players make plays. I have yet to be in a game where the most prepared team didn't win. Urban Meyer More Quotes by Urban Meyer More Quotes From Urban Meyer If you can raise the level of effort and performance in those around you, you are officially a leader. Urban Meyer effort levels leader It is so easy to be average. It takes a little something to be special. Why be around average? Urban Meyer special littles average Elite warriors, when they accomplish their mission, they celebrate. Urban Meyer missions celebrate warrior At the end of the day, I'm very convinced that you're going to be judged on how you are as a husband and as a father and not on how many bowl games we won. Urban Meyer husband games father But what I didnt want to have happen, and I made this clear to Jeremy (Florida AD), if I am able to go coach, I want to coach at one place, the University of Florida. It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach? I dont want to do that. I have too much love for this University and these players and for what weve built. Urban Meyer florida color player I remember when I was coaching down at Florida, we would always lose kids in recruiting battles to Clemson. I would tell my coaches that we shouldn't be losing kids to Clemson. Charlie Strong responded ‘coach have you ever actually been to Clemson?’ I hadn’t but I’ll tell you what, I’ve been here now and I get it. This is an exceptional, special place. Urban Meyer florida strong kids It's competition. It's putting them in environments, in situations where I want to see who the fighters are and who they guys are that are going to compete. And there will be rewards at the end of the day. Gatorade if you win. You drink out of a water hose if you lose and do some running. And that includes the coaching staff. Urban Meyer winning running water I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved. Urban Meyer college games football I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family. Urban Meyer priorities development years You don't get 5 years to build a team any more. You get 2 if you're lucky. Urban Meyer team lucky years The future is bright at Ohio State. Urban Meyer ohio-state bright-future states I don't like disrespecting other teams. Urban Meyer respecting-others team Anyone can run the option. I can run the option. Urban Meyer i-can running Coaches do get very nervous. Urban Meyer nervousness nervous coaches What makes LSU is the environment and the fans and those guys wearing the jerseys. They're really good players. Urban Meyer lsu guy player I understand my lack of more action in this situation has raised concerns about this commitment. I once again apologize for this and I extend my empathy to all women, men and families who are affected by relationship violence, let me say here and now what I should have said on Wednesday : I sincerely apologize to Courtney Smith and Courtney Smith children for what Courtney Smith and her children have gone through. Urban Meyer top-news I'm fully aware I'm ultimately responsible for this situation, i followed my heart and not my head. At each juncture, I gave Zach Smith the benefit of the doubt. Urban Meyer top-news I did not know everything about Zach Smith and what Zach Smith was doing and the report made this clear, i should have been more demanding of Earle Bruce, as I am of my players. ... I should have done more. Urban Meyer top-news My message for everyone involved in this, I'm sorry that we're in this situation, And, uh, I'm just sorry we're in this situation. Urban Meyer top-news First one was George Bush [in 2007], i love him. It was great. I still keep in touch with him. Urban Meyer politics