Coach McGuirk

"I don't understand your modern music, but I respect the effort."

"Life's like coaching soccer - you're gonna lose sometimes, and that's just how it goes."

"I've made a lot of mistakes, but at least I own up to them. Most of the time."

"Success isn't about winning every game. It's about showing up and doing your best."

"You want to be happy? Lower your expectations. Works for me."

"My dad was tough on me. Tougher than I needed him to be. So I try to be different with you guys."

"Courage is just doing something even though you're scared. Trust me, I'm scared all the time."

"Change is inevitable. You can either deal with it or complain. I usually complain."

"Education is important, I guess. I didn't pay much attention in school, and look at me now."

"Time goes faster than you think. One day you're young, the next you're middle-aged and coaching kids."

"I don't know much, but I know when someone's lying. Comes with age."

"Freedom is nice, but responsibility's more important. Or something like that."

"Peace is underrated. I'd take peace over excitement any day."

"Nature's beautiful when you're not too busy thinking about your problems."

"Art's weird, but I respect it. Even if I don't get it."

"Science is cool, I guess. I was never good at it."

"Music makes everything better, even if it's not very good music."

"I'm not a religious guy, but I believe in something. I just don't know what."

"Leadership means making decisions nobody likes but somebody has to make."

"Work is work. It pays the bills. That's really all you can ask for."

"Dreams are nice, but reality's usually different. And cheaper."

"You gotta laugh at yourself. If you can't, you're taking life too seriously."

"Beauty doesn't matter as much as people think it does."

"Death's the one thing you can count on. Everything else is negotiable."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with a better name."

"Be grateful for what you've got. It could always be worse."

"Creativity's overrated. Just get the job done."

"Justice is a nice idea, but it's not always fair."

"Patience is something you learn when you get older. I'm still learning."

"Kindness doesn't cost anything, so you might as well try it."