Words matter. These are the best Ron Rivera Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Not everybody will get a chance to play in this league. You know, there’s a transition rate of about 300 guys a year, that come into the league and leave the league. So the average career expectancy is a little bit under four years, so that doesn’t mean you’re gonna play forever.
My mother’s family migrated from Mexico to Colorado and then to the Salinas Valley of California. My father was based there, they met at a USO event and the rest is history.
The NFL has done a great job of promoting the popularity of the game. There now are youth leagues in Puerto Rico and Mexico. You’re starting to see more and more young men with Hispanic surnames come into the NFL and that’s a wonderful thing.
When you have a little bit of a lead, you’ve got to continue to pound away.
I’m a Teddy Bridgewater fan.
I always feel like I’m coaching for my job. Just like when I was a player for nine years in Chicago. I came in every day wondering if I was going to get cut. This is no different. I come to work like I did as a player and that’s to do the best I can.
I’ve lost some weight. I’ve been working out and doing things the right way.
I don’t worry about things I don’t control, so I just keep trying to go with the flow.
My biggest regret is not winning the Super Bowl.
My family nickname is ‘Mr. Safety.’ I mean, I check everything. Is everything off, is it put away where it’s supposed to be?
I don’t go into any conversations not prepared.
I’ve always felt it’s very important to try to give back to the community.
I know I sound overly optimistic, but you know me, I’ve always been an optimistic guy.
Every year you have to perform and win. There is nothing new for me as far as I am concerned. But the truth of the matter is you do have to perform, you do have to produce.
We need folks to help us, as opposed to, ‘Let’s find who to blame, and let’s try to bury those people.’
The biggest thing I learned is that you have to be prepared. You have to have an answer, and if you don’t have an answer, get one and give it.
If you make a mistake, you have to step up and you have to take responsibility.
You apologize for losing in the playoffs, but you don’t apologize for getting in.
My mom’s side of the family was farm workers.
Well, that’s the question we have to answer as coaches. Is our franchise quarterback here? Is he on the roster? Is he being developed, or is he somewhere else?
If we don’t have quality healthcare in our country, I mean, we’re the richest country in the world. We should.
That’s part of my prerogative as a head coach is that I can change my mind because if I’m wrong, I’ll admit it.
When you become a first timer in a thing, there’s no way you can know everything.
People have wanted me to get involved in politics, you know, when I was coaching and I kept telling them, ‘It’s not for me to get up here and influence people.’
This game is not designed for the defense to have it easy, so if I am gonna favor one side, I’ll favor the offense because I want the defense being put under as much stress as possible.
One thing my dad’s always told me about leadership is when all hell’s breaking loose, everyone’s looking at you to see how you’re handling it. If you’re frantic and out of control, they’re going to be frantic and out of control. If you’re calm, cool and collected and doing the right things, they’ll follow you.
It’s a lot of fun watching Kelvin Benjamin out there grow and develop as a football player.
To have two separate game plans, you’re asking for way too much of your team. That’s why it’s important to have quarterbacks that know your system, understand your system and have been a part of your system.
The numbers are there just to help you – at the end of the day you’ve still got to make the decision. There are certain things the numbers can’t quantify: They can’t quantify injuries, they can’t quantify the weather, they can’t give you a number on whether the referee’s going to make a good call or a bad call.
Someone once told me you don’t know about cancer until it touches you. That’s when it touched my brother, Mickey. There’s nothing like it. When it touches you, it’s overwhelming.
