Monte Burke > Quotes

“Motivation itself generally lasts about two plays—it’s highly overrated,” he said. “Give me a team that has a business-like attitude, a team that can deal with adversity when it comes.”
― Monte Burke, Saban: The Making of a Coach

“There is the dignity of Hemingway’s aging Santiago and Melville’s “grand, ungodly, god-like” Ahab.”
― Monte Burke, Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon

“Simply put, it is the itch of ambition, of wanting something more—a job at a bigger school, a bigger paycheck, and deeper, more convincing demonstrations of devotion and approval.”
― Monte Burke, Saban: The Making of a Coach