Football season is usually just getting ready to heat up in October so we thought we’d do a football quote for this month. Herman Edwards is the head coach of the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs. He also played the position of cornerback for eight seasons (1979-1986) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Prior to his coaching career, Edwards was known best as the player who recovered a fumble by Giants quarterback Joe Pisarcik on a play that has been dubbed by some as “The Miracle at the Meadowlands.” After his football career ended, he was hired as a defensive assistant for San Jose University. He would then go on to become an NFL Scout and defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs under the watchful eye of Marty Schottenheimer.Edwards would later join fellow head coach and friend Tony Dungy with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Edwards finally got his big break when he was signed to coach the New York Jets despite never previously being either a coach or coordinator for another team. He has been the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs since 2006. Edwards is known for his motivational speeches which the media has termed “Herminisms”. Edwards’ popularity among motivational speaking has even led to the publication of his own book of quotes entitled “Leadership Lessons”. One of his more popular quotes is based off a speech he gave while coach of the New York Jets about his team’s ability to win following a week 7 loss that left the team with a 2-5 record. Here is what Edwards said:
“This is what’s great about sports. This is what the greatest thing about sports is. You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don’t play it to just play it. That’s the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don’t care if you don’t have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin’ me it doesn’t matter, then retire. Get out! ‘Cause it matters.” – Herman Edwards |
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