Quotes from Jon Gruden

There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most.

There's a lot of things I could've done better, and I regret not doing better. I do know I always gave it my best shot.

The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts.

I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really.

We've got enough issues in this country without worrying about some of the things we're worrying about. It's unbelievable to me. And as long as I'm alive, I know what football gave me. It taught me my work ethic. It gave me a sense of discipline.

God bless Tony Romo.

Cancer is tough. It is a relentless opponent that won't seem to go away.

Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains.

Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes.

In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.

Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.

I hate to predict my future. I never really thought I would be a head coach at 34 years old. I never thought I would be traded to Tampa. I never even really thought I would be fired, even though I probably deserved it. I try not to predict things.

Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy.

You want to take a charge from LeBron James coming down the lane with no helmet on - that's dangerous. But you know what? Some people like to do that stuff. So leave them alone.

If you're a young kid out there, put away your Twitter accounts if you want to be a pro football player. Somebody's going to hack your account; somebody's going to cause you problems.

It takes courage to pull the ball down and reverse field and do some of the crazy things that Favre and Manziel do. There's going to be consequences when sometimes it doesn't work out. But it takes a tremendous amount of guts and courage to go make a play when there's nothing there instead of throwing the ball away.

To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing.

If ESPN ever kicked me out the door and I had to get back to coach, I have to stay on top of what's going on.

This whole social media scene makes me sick.

I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess.

Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.

I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can't even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with.

You have to help your players understand that when they speak to the media, or when they tweet or text or e-mail, a lot of times, they become public knowledge.

You know what I hate, man? Guys that you know haven't seen the film: they just quote a bunch of statistical bullshit.