Mike Tomlin

I'm just thankful to be a part of this thing that is the Pittsburgh Steelers. I do my job to uphold the standard.

You go to the driving range, you acknowledge that certain people are naturally better at golf than others. Listening is the same way. So if you're a good listener, first of all, you need to be thankful for that, because you're blessed in that way. But you also need to acknowledge that you can get better at it, because it's a skill.

My sons play all the EA Sports games. I have a lot of respect for the realism of their product.

I love to smile in the face of adversity.

We've always taken it from the approach of, punitive if you don't interview minority candidates or things of that nature. I just like the different approach in terms of spinning it 180 and talking about maybe incentivizing those that develop the talent and those that hire the talent.

You gotta be careful sometimes what you ask for from a leadership standpoint.

If you know Ryan Clark, you know he has great spirit and a great work ethic.

Gruden has no fear. He doesn't. He looks at an issue or a problem, and he sees it as an opportunity. I worked for him for four years. You can't fake that.

I don't prepare for failure.

I know at least for me, man, I wanted to be the best dad I could be. I was trying to be perfect. And we're not. We're human. We're going to make mistakes. And that's part of the learning process, and for our kids also - to see us fail some and to acknowledge that failure and to be transparent in that way.

I think that's what the Rooney Rule speaks to, equality within the opportunity.

Coaching is real simple to me. You help players realize their dreams. You help them feed their families. Then, in turn, you eat.