| Pete Carroll |
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| Written by Michael Ritter | |||||
| Monday, March 13 2006 | |||||
Page 3 of 3 I don’t want to dive too far into these questions because I am sure you have been asked them a million times… but what do you think about the Coliseum not selling beer? I understand why it is happening; we are the last stadium to go along with it. The thing I don’t like about it is that I don’t want the environment to change. It’s been great. But I am sure people will find a way to enjoy themselves. What do you think about the AP and ESPN voters pulling out and the new poll they have created? I don’t know how it works. I remain in the dark about all of that by design. I want our players to know it has nothing to do with us. If we can take care of business, it doesn’t matter. They can’t help but vote us in. What is your take on a playoff system? I think that would be awesome. I don’t have the system or would design it. I understand that there are some real issues with orchestrating that as well, in the sense that you will have to nail down to a top eight and you are going to have an eight and a nine or a nine and ten that thinks they should be in the top eight. I don’t know if that is the best way, I just wish we could do it that way. Do you have an opinion on paying college players? They don’t need to be paid. They are doing fine. A lot of people don’t realize that these players get scholarships, which are worth a lot of money. They are getting great scholarships. What would be one word or a phrase that would describe you best? Competitor. I compete at everything. That is the theme we base our program on. We talk about a relentless pursuit for a competitive edge in everything we do. What’s it like coaching with your son on the sideline with you? It is a cherished opportunity. It’s one that I really love. I love competing with him.  He is my most loyal confidante, and he is important to me in that regard.I read that said that you would never go back to the NFL. Is that true and if so, why? What I said is that there is not a job makeup in the NFL. I love the NFL, it’s great, but there is no job description that would let me operate like I operate here. There is no place for me to go. Do you read books? Yeah, a guy who inspired me just before I came here was Coach [John] Wooden. He inspired me in terms of giving me a big kick. That was when I was between the New England [Patriots] and coming here. What was this kick that got you back on track? I was home, reading his book and I read that he didn’t win his first championship until his 17th year coaching. When he won that one, he won seven straight and ten in the next 11 years. I just slammed the book down and was like I figured it out. He knew exactly what he wanted and exactly what it took. Once he was able to perfect himself and his system, no one could touch him. That was really the moment, where I got in the mind set that I had to get my life in order. Do you have a motto of saying that you lead your life by? It’s a couple of things. The first one is, you don’t want to be the best one doing it, you want to be the only one doing it. That’s a quote I have always liked; Jerry Garcia said that. There is another one that Nick Barrio, the basketball player, he had a philosophy, he said that I am a lifetime 48 percent shooter. If I miss my first 10 shots, look out. I like that a lot. It’s about knowing who you are. Thanks for letting me sit down with you. I’ll leave you with a motto I like to lead my life by, ‘You have nine innings to play and the rest of your life to think about, so make it count.’ Very good. Comments
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