Rex Ryan Quotes

If I continue to work as a coach, it is because my passion and love for football, for the players, is still there.

I've always said that if you can get the best people who are good at what they do, but more importantly are passionate about what they do, you'll succeed.

I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

The passion, toughness and determination that you display on a daily basis is an inspiration for myself and for all of my teammates and all the people that wear 'Cleveland' across their chest.

To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.

All my coaching life, I am the same, always on the touchline, the same way. I am in the game all the time. I am focused.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

Nobody's more loyal than me as a football coach, I can tell you that.

I think it was everything about him: his work ethic, his desire to be the best football player that he can be. He just woke up and he was just Ray Lewis, so he did pretty much everything great. He was a great teammate.

Within the girl's game, you have to be motivated to be part of this sport.

I try to motivate and inspire people by showing them how much I love this sport and love this organization.

I respect the people who work with me, and I respect the crowds in the stadiums - I just live the game and try to advise my players in the right moments. If that means I have to raise my arms and jump, I will raise my arms and jump if that is the best way to help them.

You must have a passion to coach.

Even though I retired from coaching, I still believe that is my calling.

I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am.

Sports is my passion.

You have to lead people to get excited and be passionate and be activated by what you do.

Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.

I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.

I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

When you work with people who are so passionate about their product it's kinda inspiring.

I love football now. I have a club in Sarajevo, and I love that. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible, honest people, and they really motivate me.

I'd give my life to be the national team coach.