Derek Brunson Quotes

I don't want to be fired after two seasons and risk never getting another opportunity to coach.

If my results are not good I will lose my job.

We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head.

Working as a head coach always seemed to be a bit short term. You lose five games and you're out of a job.

As a head coach, you're on two lists. You're the guy that might get fired, or you're the guy who might go somewhere.

Championship caliber teams don't lose two in a row and they damn sure don't lose three in a row.

So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

I'd love to do well on a big weekend with people watching and cheering, of course. But it's not fair to create an expectation level before I know what is realistic. I want to finish as well as possible. Is that top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You just have to play it by ear.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else.

And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.

In this business you break a leg and 150 other people are out of work while production is shut down. It's not like you were an accountant and could still work with your leg in a cast.

All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I have, find it difficult to turn down jobs. If I turn anything down my stomach turns over. I feel sick. It feels like gambling.

I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.

From one match to the next, I kept on winning.

I've never worried about being typecast - I've only ever worried about being not cast!

The career isn't guaranteed for as long as you might want to play.

If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.

You never know which gig is going to be your last.

The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start.

We can't afford to go lose two, three in a row. We've got to keep climbing and getting wins.

I had a career at home, and I just knew that it'd be okay if nothing happened in Los Angeles.

I don't believe you name a starter until the starter wins the team.

I love this game. I love to have fun. You're playing a sport that you've loved since you were a kid, you get paid for it, and even if you're 0-for-20 or 0-for-30, you still have fun.