Marvin Lewis Quotes on Opportunity (11 Quotes)

We do want to get things settled and get an opportunity to get the guy signed. I think it's important for us, for where our program is, our team, our city, that we don't have any problems with that and it's as smooth as we can make it.

We're excited the schedule is out it helps keep you energized. It's a challenge, but you don't win anything without facing a challenge. We welcome the opportunity to earn our way back into the playoffs.

It's not going to be a surprise on draft day. As quick as we can, we want to come to a consensus and a decision. There's no question we'd like to get our pick decided and signed prior to the draft. There's no secret there. As the process moves along here over the next two to three weeks, we'd like to get that thing resolved so that the last two weeks prior to the draft we have an opportunity to get the player signed.

Our focus has been geared toward beginning our season better than we did the last two seasons. We get an opportunity here to write that script as we go week in and week out.

We're on the middle line. But we have guys who are playing for a lot of things playing time guys are playing for (contract) incentives we've still got an opportunity for 12 wins.

We have an opportunity to have a home playoff game in Cincinnati. We still have a lot of football to play, but it's time to stop hiding from it. It's time to go sit in the front row.

Kevin has been a fine player for us, and he deserves the opportunity he'll get in Houston to be a starting receiver. But as we build our roster for the upcoming season, we believe it's in the best interest of our team to allocate these funds to another position.

(The division title) means a lot but there's still a lot to do. I'm excited about the opportunities. I know I sound too much like a coach, but I'm worrying about what's ahead.

We had an opportunity to make some things happen that we didn't get done early in the game. Some things that you can't do in a football game. Eventually, the game gets away from you.

Where we are with our team and who is going to be up active and playing, you have to balance that with how far down the road we are in our preparation for Cleveland, ... That's probably the hardest thing. Is that player going to be up and active compared somebody else I'm happy with where we are with our football team. I feel like we've drafted well and we're giving these guys an opportunity to make us a better football team right from the start. The more they play, the better they play. And it's fun to see them get an opportunity to play. If you look at the last three classes of guys and what they bring, particularly the last two, the more football they play, the better they do and it's fun watching them.

He is just so, so fast, and has a great competitive spirit about him when he gets an opportunity to get in the football game.