You put a tremendous amount of energy, your whole body and soul into something, and you need to win once in a while. Otherwise, it becomes too hard. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
If you keep working at something and stay with it, eventually good things will happen to you. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
Coaches who want to coach in the NFL usually don’t go to the high school level for 10 years. They know where they want to go early. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
I took a leave of absence for a year to coach at San Francisco State under Vic Rowen, fully intending to go back to high school. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
I had to see how I’d feel about not working, and what I’ve learned about myself is I miss it. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
I’m a football coach. It seems the league is cyclical and hiring young guys… but experience in the NFL still means a heck of a lot. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
I always could go into restaurants in Chicago, and nobody would throw anything at me. There are people there who might not like me, but I think they respect me. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
I’ve always wanted to buy a bookstore. You know, sell some of those muffins and a little coffee. I don’t care if we make any money. I don’t want to lose a lot of money, but we could visit with people and get books. Mike Holmgren Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
