Quotes from Bill Cowher

When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.

I think when you do anything at a high level, it's very difficult to just stop and do nothing.

In all honesty, I hope I don't coach again.

I've always wanted to walk into a hotel, sit at a piano and play 'Piano Man.'

Tom Coughlin has done a great job and is an excellent coach.

When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.

I think coaches are very much guilty of trying to implement players into their schemes as opposed as trying to fit schemes into players. That's the thing that can separate good coaches from bad.

Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.

You're not going to see me on the sidelines. I enjoy it, I miss it, but not enough to get back.

You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.

I'm from Pennsylvania, and that love for the simplicity of life never left me.

When you do something all of your life, it's still ingrained in you.

Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.

I'm a New Yorker. I never thought I'd say that.

We're trying to give a young man life lessons - sacrifice, commitment, teamwork, self-confidence, self-esteem. That's what this sport does for kids.

I want kids to continue to enjoy our game and benefit from the rewards of playing the ultimate team sport. That's why it's important for young players, parents, and coaches to know about U.S.A. Football's Head Up Football program.

As a quarterback, you have to have a short memory. Don't lose your confidence, and stay within yourself. Don't try to do too much.

Stealing someone's signals was a part of the game and everybody attempted to do that. We had people that always tried to steal signals.

Anything I can do to help inspire and thank our troops in anyway will be a tremendous honor for me.

It is a lot easier to kick off a turf field than it is off a grass field.

A guy like Saquon Barkley is really a three-down player. You see the size, the speed, the quickness, the elusiveness, the power. He's a unique individual.

You can always go back, to coaching. You can't go back to spending time with your family.

J.J. Watt, he does on defense what Andrew Luck does on offense. He inspires those around him, he makes them better.

Dan Rooney was my boss, my father, my friend, my mentor.