“We get one opportunity a week, three hours a week, to put that whole week of preparation and game-planning and therapy and conditioning, it all shows up in that one three-hour period. That really heightens how important every single play and everything we do—we could have great practices on Wednesda…”— Bill Belichick, espn.comTagged: Football, Opportunity, Three Hours A Week, Conditioning
“I believe to have a championship team you want to have a championship team in every area, whether that’s your starting quarterback, your strength coach, your medical staff, your area scouts, whatever it happens to be. We’re trying to work at a championship level of performance in every one of those…”— Bill Belichick, espn.comTagged: Championship Team, Performance
“The big thing I’d say we look for, which would try to differentiate the players for us, are players with passion; guys that really love football. As we all know from our jobs, if you love what you’re doing you don’t feel like you’re working. If you don’t like what you’re doing, then every step of th…”— Bill Belichick, espn.comTagged: Passion, Football, Love What You Do, Torture
“There is nothing more important to a coach than a healthy team.”— Bill Belichick, espn.comTagged: injuries, healthy, coach, Football