Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game (38 page)

Two of my favorite USC guys—Dennis Thurman and Mark Sanchez. Dennis and I have been together for 10 years, and the three of us plan on making it another 10
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After a huge fourth-and-1 conversion to beat the Chargers in the 2009 playoffs, Brian Schottenheimer, our offensive coordinator, knew he could count on me for a big hug
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One of the best parts of winning is celebrating a plan well-executed. Here Jim Leonhard helps me hit the showers after beating Tampa Bay in 2009
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After losing the AFC Championship Game to Peyton Manning and the Colts in January 2010, I wished him luck … but, oh, that was hard. It gets old getting beat by him in the playoffs
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Bringing the heat! June 2010 at Citi Field
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It was an honor to drop the first puck of the year at the Islanders’ season opener in October 2010
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This job is so much easier with an owner like Woody Johnson and a GM like Mike Tannenbaum on my side!

Many people questioned our signing of Braylon Edwards, but I have to tell you, I love what he has brought to our team
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Before our game against Cleveland, where my brother Rob was defensive coordinator in 2010, I decided to have a little fun with the fact that he still sports long hair and a bigger stomach than me
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Rob and I talking before the game. We always dreamed of coaching in the NFL … and here we are
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Three studs … my father, Rob and me on the sideline before our game at Cleveland in 2010. A proud day for all of us!

Post-game celebration after beating the Chargers in January 2010. I told our guys, “Three home teams and the f—ing Jets!” Nobody but us thought we’d get that far
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In the locker room after our big game at Pittsburgh in December 2010, Darrelle Revis and Santonio Holmes made sure the rest of their team knew how huge the win was
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