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When I started I knew it was a matter of when, not if, I would get fired. That's because that was just the past history of the previous coaches that had been there.

LaVell Edwards

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LaVell Edwards
Age: 86 †
Born: 1930
Born: October 11
Died: 2016
Died: December 29
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Orem
Utah
Reuben LaVell Edwards
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My belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ and the testimony I have of the Savior and His atonement [is my personal shelter].
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Early in my career I determined that I would not bring the problems of my work home with me. For the most part, I have been able to do that.
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Publicity can become invasive at times.
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I had to come up with some criteria to help me i.e., what the favor was, if it was legitimate, if it was in no way compromising, and if there would be a benefit some way by my participation.
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Not playing on Sunday has caused problems for other organizations or teams who wanted us to do so, but we never had to think twice about such a decision.
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I try to give to most legitimate requests, but the amount of my contribution and my personal time varies greatly.
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At some point in time it will be right for me to step aside. That may be after this year, but that may be after two or three more years.
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We have reached the point where we can lose a game or two and not drop out of sight in the rankings. I've been asked if it bothers me that BYU hasn't received the recognition it deserves. Well, BYU's gotten a lot of recognition over the years I've never felt slighted. I honestly believed that we didn't deserve to be ranked any higher last year.
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Even though I did not go into college teaching, I believe the education I did receive helped me to become a better coach.
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Personally - I also continued my education while I was coaching, attending night school and summer school, taking correspondence courses, etc.
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I can honestly say that two weeks after the national championship year, I'd forgotten about it and started laying the groundwork for spring practice. And so every year, that's been the thing that's motivated me. . . .
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He will return with a greater understanding of himself, greater leadership capabilities, better work habits, and a better knowledge of what it takes to be successful. It really depends on the young man's desire, commitment, work habits, and how important it is to him when he returns.
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I told Pattie that last night I dreamt that we had a press conference and nobody showed up. I am overwhelmed that so many of you are here.
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I could sum it up in one thing: A guy has to be what he is. He's got to coach and have a philosophy based on his own personality. You see too many coaches trying to imitate other coaches, trying to be someone else. It's all right to emulate the qualities of good coaches but I don't think you should imitate. You've got to be yourself.
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I'd rather lose and live in Provo than win and live in Laramie
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Much of coaching consists of teaching and communicating ideas, concepts and philosophies to the players and my education helped make me a much more effective coach.
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They can't fire me because my family buys too many tickets.
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In the early years, I was able to accommodate most of the requests and favors that came my way, but as the requests multiplied, I had to make tough choices because the numbers were more than I could handle.
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I just feel that you reach a point when its time to move on.
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The difficulty in living our religion is when we haven't totally made the commitment necessary.
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