REX RYAN

I was fortunate to be under my dad. And there's a ton of things that I learned from my dad what to do. There's probably a few things I learned what not to do.

I'm not a phony. I'm the real deal.

I think Sammy Watkins is a rare talent.

Just because somebody cusses doesn't make him a bad person. Just because a guy doesn't cuss doesn't make him a good person.

My arms are like twigs.

For the weaknesses I have with spelling and all those other things with being dyslexic, I have a lot of other strengths also.

I like competing against the very best.

So many times, I notice nobody will say a bad word about a team or situation because they're worried about their next job. I'm not worried about that.

I've been a big admirer of Tony Dungy, and I'm sure a lot of people are, but he unfairly judged me, and that was disappointing to me.

I'll stand by everything I've ever said.

You'll remember every damn loss. But the wins? You don't necessarily remember.

I miss the preparation for game week and all the things. I miss the draft and getting prepared for that. I grew up in this business, that's all I've ever known.

I'm not going to kiss any rings from anybody.

I want people to know that you can have dyslexia and still reach your goals.

I think the '06 Ravens, if we woulda won a championship, would have been considered maybe the best of all time, because statistically, I think that defense led the NFL in more categories than any other defense in history.

I end every speech the night before a game with, 'Now, let's go get a snack.'

Everybody in the league has someone up in the box, or guys on the sidelines trying to steal calls. It's just like baseball. If you've got guys who can do, you do it.

I think my admiration is really for Belichick more than anything. As a coach, that's the guy. He'll go down as probably the best in the history of the game. I like poking fun at him and all that stuff, but there's no coach I respect more than him.

When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image. That's what he grew up around; that's what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. That's what I took, and that's what I want on my football team.

I don't put others down; I talk my team up.

Coming here to the New York Jets, where my father once coached and was part of the Super Bowl III staff, is fantastic. I look around at the facilities and the people they have in place and see a first-class organization. I'm just proud to be part of it.

I want to be a better head coach than my father.

I was on the sideline for the '85 Super Bowl, but I was going to college.

Maybe I wasn't just the traditional-type person or whatever. I got to the top, but I got there maybe unconventionally. It wasn't just a straight line.

It's hard to win with rookie quarterbacks, as I know.