I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don’t care about them, and you don’t try to understand them, then they’re never going to hear what you have to say. Mike Singletary Read Quote
Every day I’ve got to get up and make a decision. I have an opportunity every day to affect young men and the coaches that are around me, the entire organization and the entire community. Mike Singletary Read Quote
The No. 1 thing is you want to be able to win the game, and we’re going to do whatever we have to do to win the game. Mike Singletary Read Quote
My first game, I played the first play of the game and called a timeout and got sat down, got benched for the rest of the game, and we won the game. It was the longest day of my life. Long day. Very embarrassing. Mike Singletary Read Quote
It’s very important that you focus on winning games and being consistent down the stretch. I think that’s what we’re focused on. All of the other stuff about who wins and who loses and how many wins do we need, if we’re focusing on that, then that’s not good. Mike Singletary Read Quote
When you look at a family, if you have a family that never interacts with each other, never has strong conversation with each other, never has disagreements, nine times out of ten you have a very cold family and they’re not going to be, at the end, they’re not going to be close. Mike Singletary Read Quote
I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out. Mike Singletary Read Quote
I just feel that after the season that we have to sit down – as well as myself, everybody – and try and look at what gives us the best opportunity to move going forward. Mike Singletary Read Quote
