Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll
Charles Henry Nollwas a professional American football player, assistant coach and head coach. His sole head coaching position was for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football Leaguefrom 1969 to 1991. When Noll retired after 23 years, only three other head coaches in NFL history had longer tenures with one team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 January 1932
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Chuck Noll quotes about
On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.
I can't tell you how much you gain, how much progress you can make, by working together as a team, by helping one another. You get much more done that way. If there's anything the Steelers of the '70s epitomized, I think it was that teamwork.
The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.
A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.
The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time. Winning one week at a time. Never look back and never look ahead.
Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it.
Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what's going on.
In order to WIN the game, you must first not LOSE it.
The single most important thing we had in the Steelers of the '70s was the ability to work together.
I'm really not a celebrity; I'm just a teacher.