I was about to post this in the JG thread, but it's probably worth its own, regarding BB and his (paraphrased) quote about not coaching as long as Marv Levy. Northeastern PJ posted about why he/she thought we are putting a lot of stock in an old quote that might not still be relevant.
Heck, he's gotten divorced since that quote. I can't imagine holding a friend to the life choices they predicted pre divorce. Edit: I thought 2006 was <8 years ago. Jesus.
I don't know anything about Belichick, but I think Bill Snyder might be a good comparison. Joe Posnanski wrote an insightful piece about Snyder, a coach who made a retirement decision and then came back: http://joeposnanski.com/snyder/ To post the relevant quote would be to spoil some great writing, but I wouldn't be surprised if what Belichick gets from coaching is similar.
I agree with Northeastern PJ. It wouldn't be relevant because it was 8 years ago. If he has changed his mind since then, we wouldn't know, we just have his one quote on camera (taped at 5am, iirc). People's desires change over time. I don't know about 70, but I know that 50, and what I'd be doing at 50, looks a lot different now than it did eight years ago.Why wouldn't it still be relevant?... I think now more than ever, they exit stage left together.
Heck, he's gotten divorced since that quote. I can't imagine holding a friend to the life choices they predicted pre divorce. Edit: I thought 2006 was <8 years ago. Jesus.
I don't know anything about Belichick, but I think Bill Snyder might be a good comparison. Joe Posnanski wrote an insightful piece about Snyder, a coach who made a retirement decision and then came back: http://joeposnanski.com/snyder/ To post the relevant quote would be to spoil some great writing, but I wouldn't be surprised if what Belichick gets from coaching is similar.
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