Dan Hawkins Playing Quotations

Football's about having fun. Playing defense, you've got to be aggressive. I know it's easier said than done, but you can't be afraid to make a mistake. ... I thought they had more fun, they played more loose, they were more aggressive, and consequently they were more effective.

It does bring issues. It's not like being somebody else on this team. As long as we're playing OK, things will be fine. If he's not playing well, he'll get a hard time from you folks (the media). People will say he's only playing because he's the coaches' kid.

(Guy) has a lot of energy, a lot of passion. He's a good coach. He'll get 'em lined up, get 'em playing hard. He's a fiery guy, and he's a very good X-and-O guy.

You don't like playing against your friends because someone's going to wind up (losing),

We're real people and we're a band that's been playing on the scene for a long time. We've made a lot of friends, and one enemy we've always had was the NME. They've always basically slated us and they've basically never ever written about the music.