Dan Quinn

For me, it was watching the New York Giants growing up, with Bill Parcells and Lawrence Taylor and that whole crew coming up through the '80s. And then, as I moved on to college, I thought I'd want to coach for sure.

Forever, we all had a real clear understanding of what Parcells' teams looked like and played like: tough as hell and didn't beat themselves.

That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.

The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.

At the beginning of the week, when we do our game planning, we look at the opponent and all the unique things they do.

Going to the Super Bowl is not the reward. It's playing really well and winning.

One of these topics we talk about with the team on our 'Competition Wednesday' is iron sharpening iron. That's the process we go through to get each other ready, and that's why we have some periods where we get to compete against one another.

Winning the NFC championship affords you a chance at the next opportunity.

In our league, it comes right down to the end.

The term we use on our team is 'reset': when you go through, whether it's a negative play or a negative drive, and you get your next opportunity - not focusing on the past, but going back into your attack mode.

One of my strengths is connecting with the players.

The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that's moving forward.