Quotes from Mike Leach

I don't know how good mountain lions do in captivity. I'm curious.

I want to go to a place that's undervalued, where the potential is great, a place that wants to win, not just participate, in football.

The interesting thing about football is that football is the only sport where you quit playing when you get a lead.

You know, the loudest stadium I've ever played in was 45,000 people at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The entire thing is concrete. It's like dropping a ball bearing in your neighbor's basement.

The government shutdown, we all know that's a sham. I mean, are they really going to just go to the entire Army and Navy and say, 'You're fired.'

Outside of North America, best football? Is Samoa North America? Probably Samoa. I'd say Samoa. Germany's certainly up there.

I did go to the Alamo. Fascinating. A lot of details and nuances to the Alamo that are impressive.

Obama is trying to protect Obamacare, and then obviously even in his own party a bunch of people are against it.

I listen a lot to Howard Stern. Not the show, the interviews. He has a separate podcast of just interviews. They're fantastic.

There's a reason they only serve fruitcake once a year, because it's awful. There's a reason they only serve mint julep's once a year, because they're awful. And there's a reason they only serve candy corn once a year, because it's awful.

Whether it's a car or boat or motorcycle, it's a dangerous item, so you have to show a level of competence and get a license before you're allowed to operate something that's dangerous. Guns are dangerous but you don't have to get a license to operate guns.

Outstanding people in Iowa. Very down-to-earth people in Iowa. It was a great place to be.

There's nothing balanced about the 50 percent run, 50 percent pass because that's 50 percent stupid.

I'd like to think I am a good coach but I've called bad plays. I've coached bad practices. I've made bad substitution choices.

I don't know everybody's view on due process, but I do have an opinion on what the Constitution says, what the Pledge of Allegiance implies, what sixth- and seventh-graders are taught in civics classes, and I think it is that you're going to have the opportunity to be heard.

You know, I'll tell who's really embraced football is Austria. Austria's really embraced football.