Quotes from Bill Cowher

I wanted to be my'self and I wanted the play'ers to take pride in ev'ery'thing they did. We rep'resent the Pitts'burgh Steel'ers but we also rep'resent the city of Pitts'burgh. You're a leader and a role model, whether you want to be or not.

Going back to being a head coach entails a full-time commitment to that job and I would not go into it for any amount of money and do it halfway. It would be a total commitment, not part-time.

I don't think running backs have ever been under-valued.

My family has made a lot of sacrifices for me, and I'm looking forward to being there for them.

Men are naive to their bodies. They don't pay attention to their skin like women do.

A lot of times losing a game is not taking care of the football, foolish penalties.

I've had a couple of people - prominent coaches - walk into an office, shut the door and say, 'What's it like, not coaching?' They're scared. They're scared not to have that. And I'll tell them, 'You know, it's different. You're not going to replace coaching. But there's some normality that's out there, and that's also kind of refreshing.'

The ozone is breaking down more and more each year; that's a fact. That being said, we have to be more conscious of the sun and what it can do to your skin.

I miss the combative back and forth, strategic elements of the game on Sunday. Making the adjustments, and what you've prepared for all week all of a sudden isn't there.

Nobody remembers that you lost a Super Bowl, they remember who won a Super Bowl.

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Just thinking about the Pittsburgh franchise and Dan Rooney when he hired me, my first goal was just not to get fired before my 20th high school reunion.

As a kid you were proud to say you were from Pittsburgh.

I had some great players, great coaches, the best organization in football.

When I was coaching, I wasn't worried about what I was making. I was worried about winning a championship.

If I ever want to get back into coaching I should be calling teams they shouldn't be calling me. That's when you know you really want to do it.

There are parts of coaching that I miss.

Don't get me wrong; I miss the live elements of coaching.

I've been very blessed to be surrounded by some very special people.

It's hard to throw the football when you have some instability at quarterback or if you don't have the weapons around you.

I am not going to go back into coaching, just to go back into coaching. It has to be the right situation. And I don't know what the right situation consists of.

I like to dabble in a lot of things.

The captain tag is something that every head coach in this league takes seriously.

The captain tag is something that players vote on, head coaches they give their title to. It requires a player that you think exemplifies leadership.