Quotes from Jim Harbaugh

Sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe in.

I always liked having a uniform. Growing up, when I was playing baseball, or hockey, or football. Always nice to have a uniform. Felt like part of the team.

I have a couple of rules. Number one, get competitive. Number two, win a game. Number three, win two games in a row. Number four, win a championship.

In a nutshell, I love Michigan.

Fair Oaks Farm in Indiana - listen, if you have a chance to go there, it's better than Disney World, because it's all real.

Urban Meyer's had a winning record. Really phenomenal record everywhere he's been. But also, controversy follows everywhere he's been.

Realistic expectations for life are that we are going to be better today than we were yesterday, be better tomorrow than we were today. That's a plan for success. So [the key is] simple: just work.

My mom drew a line in the sand and said they would not be putting me on Ritalin. My mom liked my competitive nature, and she stood up for me.

You've got to watch 'Blue Bloods' once a week. There's a message in every show.

We joke that dad's profession was the perfect profession for Jim, because after two years, he'd be like: 'It's time to move, dad. I've lost all my friends.' We were in Iowa one time and dad felt bad because we were leaving for Michigan. He tried to break it to us, and Jim goes: 'Just in time, dad. I just ran out of my last friend.'

I've been on some nice vacations before.

I don't take vacations. I don't get sick. I don't observe major holidays. I'm a jackhammer.

As a kid, to have adults think you're valuable enough to perform certain tasks gives you a real sense of confidence. Cutting the lawn. Raking leaves. Shoveling snow. Walking the dog for our neighbor Mrs. Trumm - who was a German professor at Michigan - for 25 cents.

That's what a professional does, focuses every week, every practice, every play, every game, every ounce of energy you have.

I was seven years old when my dad first showed me how to cut the grass. It was a big job for a kid my age. We had a pretty decent-sized backyard. It was on a hill - tough to mow. But I cut it so good. I double-cut it. I cut it at an angle, then cut across it at another angle, like a checkerboard. The way I'd seen in the outfield at baseball games.

All you can be judged on is your record - what your record is overall, what your record is in your conference, and what your record is head-to-head matchups with other teams that you play.

Absolutely, you can improve and become better at toughness. It's a talent, but it can be acquired, too. I think of it like building a callus.

The thing I like about Donald Trump is he's not afraid to fight the establishment.

It is better to be lucky. But... luck comes when you are ready.

I understand the magnitude of the NFL as a player for 15 years and for two years as an assistant coach. I know how competitive it is and how hard you have to work.

Top to bottom Michigan is about excellence, greatness. You have my pledge I will carry forward the excellence of Michigan football.

I have the best wife and six wonderful children. And I'm proud to report that my future will always be bright with the family that I have.