Quotes by Dan Rooney

“Getting there is good, but were going there to win.”

“I really feel that when youre changing coaches, its almost like youre an expansion team, starting over again.”

“Hes meant so much as a player, but hes also done so much as far as motivating and showing these young people just what they should do. Hes been a real leader.”

“Weve always felt that when you change coaches, you become like an expansion team, because youre starting over, in a sense. Football is our family business, and we tend to believe that youre better served [with stability]. We kind of think that patience isnt such a bad virtue to have.”

“I would say this probably compares to our first time, Super Bowl IX. Its very similar, these young guys we have, just like the players then. Its really their turn, their time up. The kind of people they are, its a close team, theyve done things the hard way although it probably worked out, home and away.”

“Were the last people who were here during that time. Its really great to see this new generation come on, this generation of players, generation of coaches, its really an exciting time. Theyve done well and theyve earned it. I look at this as a separate thing; this is not one for the thumb, its one for these guys.”

“Hes like these young players, really.”

“It starts before the draft. We interview them, and we talk to them about it. We want players who are a good fit for our locker room. And having smart players, thats an important phase of it.”

“I could see in him a guy who would have success over the long haul. And thats what hes been. His roots have helped him. Hes not one of those people who come to Pittsburgh and look around and think hes in some provincial town. He knows Pittsburgh, he understands the people, and he thinks of it as home. Its great to have him.”

“Im just a regular guy from Pittsburgh.”