Ted Taylor Quotes (14 Quotes)

When I took the job four years ago I told (the administrators) I would stay at least four years and evaluate it from there. I've been in it 30 years. Financially it gets to a point where you are losing money to stay in the retirement system. Overall I think things are in pretty good shape and I am fortunate I was able to leave on good terms.

But it's one of those things, and this is still the original Classic. The Irish Champion may be on the same day, but I'm not sure it's looking quite so impressive this year, and we could argue that the Leger is still the premier race of the afternoon.

It's an opportunity to give back. They're going to do it anyway, so why not do a dress rehearsal with a live audience and generate some money too. It's two separate entities, but it's the arts. It's nice that one can help the other.

My wife woke up and said 'holy smoke' -- and she wasn't kidding.

We've won for a couple of years now, and I guess I was lucky that this was my time.

I just picked up the phone. Actually, it was not that easy. I called Yankee Stadium, and they gave me a number of a person in Dallas that handled all his relationships.

(Rosetta) started the same year at the Tribune as I did coaching in 1964. ... Rosetta is the one that called me. He said, 'Ted, you will never guess what.' I said, 'What' He said, 'Finally, way, way, way overdue, you've been inducted into the Hall of Honor, and I get to escort you.' He was as tickled as I was.

No one thought, most people were thinking we'd finish about .500. To lose two guys like that, and we got off to a slow start, but we had 11 seniors on the team, the kids never gave up.

We didn't come over to make a statement, we came over here to win a football game. We came over here thinking we could win.

Those were great years, even when we took second.

Put (your partner) to work right away, even if it doesn't matter. If you're in there with your hands dirty, conversation comes a lot more easily. It removes a lot of the pressure.

I don't know if you miss the coaching as much as you miss the kids. The kids are what it is all about.

We've had good senior leadership. They've kept everybody positive and ready to work at the next practice to get better. The guys never quit. And they have learned how to play without a superstar. That took six, seven, eight games to get used to.

Most of the guys are football players. Through the years, some weren't, but it kind of came from our football program. We have always tried to lift correctly all year round.