Shanahan Quotes & Sayings

Niki Behrikis Shanahan — Niki Behrikis Shanahan

as far as your body's cells are concerned, healthy diets are all essentially the same, resting on the same Four Pillars: meat on the bone, fermented and sprouted foods, organs and other "nasty bits," and fresh, unadulterated plant and animal products. — Catherine Shanahan

I think he knows all my tricks. Or the fact I don't have any tricks - Brendan Shanahan on trying to score against Curtis Joseph. I'm hoping for a bench clearing brawl during the warm up so I can go out and grab his stick. — Ron Tugnutt

A core,
or a husk, I need to learn
not how to speak, but from where. — Charif Shanahan

I did an internship with Mike (Shanahan) and the Redskins last summer and I knew after a week and a half that it wasn't for me. I think I knew that going in, but I wanted to make sure. — Terrell Davis

That's why you bring in a veteran player. You never know when a player goes down, a guy's got to step up and play. — Mike Shanahan

How'd you like a temporary job in our shipping room?" Mr. Shanahan asked, his eyes suddenly watchful.

For an instant Mr. Newman succeeded in making it plain that he, like any man of his business experience, was meant for better things. A moment later, in an interesting ceremony which took place in his heart, Mr. Newman surrendered his well-loved white collar. — J. F. Powers

Success is an accident ... well placed. — John M. Shanahan

I usually call the new guy and let him know where I like to sit on the bus, tell him ways he can stay out of my way, make sure he knows not to touch any of my stuff. — Brendan Shanahan

He found some ibu, as he liked to call it, and went to the kitchen for water to wash the relief-giving tabs down. — John Shanahan

What then am I? In the end, all we have is simply what we find, and what we can usefully say to each other about what we find is all that needs to be said. And perhaps, in the end, it's best just to sit quietly and let go of that thought too. — Murray Shanahan

What I'm trying to do is be as honest as I can, and I don't normally do that. — Mike Shanahan

Is hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while 5 other guys use clubs to try and kill us. Oh yeah, did I mention that this whole time we're standing on blades 1/8 of an inch thick? Is ice hockey hard? I don't know, you tell me. Next question. — Brendan Shanahan

The Cubist paintings in the Centre Pompidou in Paris were strange but amazing. The big fat magical cat said they made her eyes hurt. — Jim Shanahan

There can be no separation in your organization. You win as a team, you lose as a team. — Mike Shanahan

I said all along, you judge your quarterback in his third year. — Mike Shanahan

Shanahan (the head coach) doesn't allow failure to take root. — Stefan Fatsis

Over the years, Steve has come to understand I need the clicker. He says it's my security blanket. — Brendan Shanahan

When I signed this past summer, Lou Lamoriello, Jacques Lemaire, and I agreed that if we were unable to find a suitable fit in which I would be able to compete and contribute at the level I expect from myself, then I would simply step aside. — Brendan Shanahan

Limits are self-imposed. But there are no limits to human energy nor the goals you can achieve. — Mike Shanahan

What I meant by that is, any time you have adversity, now you've got a chance to see all of these guys play every game the rest of the way like it's a playoff game. What you want guys to do when there's adversity is to play harder and play better, and that's when you see what kind of guys you have in your locker room. — Mike Shanahan

...relationships only ever end up in one place....Tescos! — Patrick Shanahan

Live like a Pharaoh, party like a wild dog... — Patrick Shanahan

Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you're always going to be talking about his offense. — John Madden

Since I was 15 years old I've never been able to spend Christmas, Halloween or Thanksgiving (with friends and family). This was the first time I was able to enjoy a Super Bowl. — Brendan Shanahan

People talk about discipline, but to me, there's discipline and there's self-discipline. Discipline is listening to people tell you what to do, where to be, and how to do something. Self-discipline is knowing that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life; you are the only one who can take yourself to the desired heights. — Mike Shanahan