Just like anybody, when you have big moments in your life, whether it’s really good or really bad, those are things that you think about from time to time, i was pretty committed when I got in this profession, doing everything you can to have an opportunity to someday win a Super Bowl. Losing those, it’s hard to say it makes it stronger because I feel like that’s how I started off. But you know how hard it is to get there. I think that’s the biggest thing, how hard it is to get there. And you just want an opportunity to get there again because you feel, if you can get there, you can do it. But I know the road that it takes to get there and it’s not easy, and you’re looking every second you can to get that opportunity again.

Mike Shanahan

Limits are self-imposed. But there are no limits to human energy nor the goals you can achieve.

energy goal self

People talk about discipline, but to me, there's discipline and there's self-discipline. Discipline is listening to people tell you what to do, where to be, and how to do something. Self-discipline is knowing that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life; you are the only one who can take yourself to the desired heights.

discipline knowing self

There can be no separation in your organization. You win as a team, you lose as a team.

team organization winning

What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that.

honest i-can trying

I said all along, you judge your quarterback in his third year.

nfl judging years

If it's possible to be in a good situation replacing a legend, he's in a good situation.

legends situation ifs

What I meant by that is, any time you have adversity, now you've got a chance to see all of these guys play every game the rest of the way like it's a playoff game. What you want guys to do when there's adversity is to play harder and play better, and that's when you see what kind of guys you have in your locker room.

adversity games play

That's why you bring in a veteran player. You never know when a player goes down, a guy's got to step up and play.