Tom Herman Quotes

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.

I was a coach, and I put a lot of education and experience into coaching.

Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.

If we, as coaches, aren't teachers, we are nothing

You know coaches. Sometimes they ramble.

I was captain of Wales; I've been captain of numerous football clubs.

My first career was as a coach and a teacher.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

I like coaching.

If you're a coach, you're a teacher.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.

When I was in Buffalo, Fred Jackson was you know, I would say he was a big mentor of mine and when I was in Miami, I probably picked apart Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, those guys.

I've trained under a lot of coaches and always picked up elements that develop a player.

I needed to learn to be a coach initially. I think if I'd gone into professional football when I stopped playing when I was 30 years old I'd have failed because I'd have made too many mistakes because I had no real idea at that time.

I got an old school coach who's more of a teacher than a coach.

I enjoy coaching.

It's hard to be a leader right away, but playing quarterback, you have to.

I've been a coach for 30 years and I've been around football my entire life.

I call him 'Daddy Coach.' He's taught me everything that he's known so I'm able to do what I'm able to do.

The big element I think that I bring is that I am a veteran coach.

My ambition is to work to improve my players.

There were some great veterans who I learned so much from and who helped make me the best I could be as a player.