You've got to find the quarterback. Once you find the quarterback, you can fix the other things. Mike Holmgren More Quotes by Mike Holmgren More Quotes From Mike Holmgren Listen to what I tell you and do it. If you do, three things can happen: One, it will work and you'll get credit. Two, it won't work and I'll get the blame. Three, you'll do it wrong and you'll be gone. Mike Holmgren nflfootballtwo The great ones don't come cheap. Mike Holmgren inspiring-footballnflfootball My reputation when I was first here was that I had every single answer in the book. I don't know, maybe I portrayed that somehow. I was learning, and I continue to learn and I have learned. Mike Holmgren nflfootballbook I had a rule - I didn't have a lot of rules - and one of them was we're going to operate from a mutual respect. I won't embarrass you, and I don't expect you to be embarrass me. Mike Holmgren rulesmeyourespect Everyone has to understand what the role is - what the role of the player is, the role of the coach is. You're hired to do something. You're paid to do something. Mike Holmgren everyonesomethingunderstandyou I get the job with the 49ers, and I'm four years removed from my high school coaching days, and I'm going to be coaching Joe Montana, and I'm going, 'How do I approach this? How am I going to do this?' Mike Holmgren highjobhigh-schoolschool I think one of my strengths is kind of knowing people and getting a good read and a feel for what that person's strengths might be. Mike Holmgren feelgoodthinkpeople My football do-over is when I went to Seattle and had both jobs as coach and general manager. Mike Holmgren generalmanagercoachfootball I was raised, right or wrong, you make a decision and you don't quit. You fight your way through it; that's what you did. Mike Holmgren fightyoudecisionway I'm a high school history teacher who got lucky. Mike Holmgren high-schoolteacherhistoryschool The fans are very, very important in the team's success. Instead of acting up, you're cheering for the team. Mike Holmgren youteamimportantsuccess As an organization, I think you owe it to the vast majority of people who go to the game and want to watch the game and enjoy the game and feel good about bringing their kids or their wife or their grandma to the game. Mike Holmgren goodyouwifepeople The important thing, I think, going into any organization, is that all of the principles, all of the decision-makers are pointed in the same direction, with the same motives, the same desires, and then you have a chance. Mike Holmgren thinkyouchanceimportant The teams that are successful from ownership to management to coaching - there is a singleness of purpose. There's enough credit for everyone. No one gets territorial. It's just good - and it shows on the field. Mike Holmgren goodpurposemanagementenough When I was coaching, I was out there, and you're doing press conferences, and the fans see a lot more of the head coach than they do either the general manager or the president. Mike Holmgren doingseeyoufans I still love Colt McCoy, but I will always try and do what I think we have to do to make the team better and to improve ourselves. Mike Holmgren betterthinkteamlove The mentor thing is overblown to me. I'm going to coach the player. I'm not going to have another player coach the player. They can be friends but when it comes to what I want him to do on the football field, that's my call, not another player's call. Mike Holmgren mementorfriendsfootball We still have our home in Seattle. The kids are there. The grandkids are there. Mike Holmgren ourstillseattlehome After being on the field for so long and feeling like you have some control over the outcome or what's happening out there, now I'm upstairs, and I have no control over anything. I'm working through that. Mike Holmgren controlfeelingyoulong Every organization is looking for... a guy who can be the coach for the next 10, 15 years. That's what they want. I get that. Mike Holmgren lookingnextorganizationwant
