Payton Quotes

You've got a young ascending player who's proven at this level he can win. - Sean Payton

You play 162 games and you're going to go through cycles of both hot and cold. I'll take it if we stay hot. - Jay Payton

You learn a lot more about all the things that are necessary to be the leader of a team and so there's day-to-day hands-on training that you get and you might not even be asking for it. You try as best you can to be organized, have a plan, know exactly what you want from a schedule standpoint, have an idea of what you would want in a staff. - Sean Payton

You know life goes on, you have to give it up. I told the Lord not to let me worry about it. Whoever gets it I hope they enjoy it. - Alyne Payton

You had better be prepared for a high degree of vetting and disclosure as to who you are and what your source of income is and your source of funds are. - Michael Payton

You don't go and panic right now. Once you start panicking things don't go right. After (tonight) will be 41 more games. If we get a better record than we did this (half) and win 28, 29, games we're going to be 48 or 49 and something, that's the way you look at it. Even if we win 24, that'd be 48 games. If we win 26, that'll be 50 games. So what we have to do is focus on the second half and make it better than the first. - Gary Payton

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far. - Bill Parcells

Without the budget, things suffer ? teachers can lose jobs and programs can be taken away. It's not just a matter of trying to get taxes down ? that's part of it, but that's just one part of it. - Michael Payton

When you play 162 games, you are going to be hot some days and cold some days. I'll take it as long as we're hot more than we're cold. - Jay Payton

When I was introduced last week I said that I wanted to bring teachers in who were looking to work hard, enjoy their work and be part of a team with everyone moving in the same direction. Gary defines that description. Getting him in New Orleans sets the tone for the rest of the additions to my coaching staff. - Sean Payton