Mike Tomlin

American football coach (born 1972)

Michael Pettaway Tomlin (born 15 March 1972) is an American football head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

We don't live in our fears, we live in our hopes.

Quotes

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  • More grounded, more humble, more selfless makes us more opportunistic.
    • As quoted in "Inside Tomlin's style: Humility, words matter for Steelers coach" by Jarrett Bell, in USA Today (31 January 2009)
  • People aren't very good listeners, by nature … Part of being a good communicator is recognizing and understanding that and trying to make the complex simple. I try to capture a concept, an idea or a moment in a few words. If they remember it, job done.
    • As quoted in "Inside Tomlin's style: Humility, words matter for Steelers coach" by Jarrett Bell, in USA Today (31 January 2009)
  • I'll tolerate you until I can replace you.
    • As quoted in "Inside Tomlin's style: Humility, words matter for Steelers coach" by Jarrett Bell, in USA Today (31 January 2009)
  • I'm not concerned about avoiding anything that happened three years ago or worried about letdowns or things of that nature. When you use the term 'letdown' you proceed with the assumption that this is a continuation of something that happened in the past.

Quotes about Tomlin

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  • If he was not a world famous football coach, he would be stuck in a dead-beat job.
    • Dennis Murphy, as quoted in The Weekly Records.
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