I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that Ive done that in my 33 years as a head coach. – Don Shula
You know its only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance. – Don Shula
And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season. – Don Shula
Im 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, Id only be 48. Thats the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40. – James Thurber