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Quotes from Tom Coughlin at Super Bowl Press Conference

  • New York Giants head coach took questions from national and international media members for 20 minutes. Seeming very relaxed and joking with reporters, he answered questions on a variety of subjects:
  • On what his last message before kickoff will be:
    • "It's a two week process getting through getting this team prepared...and there are many things about delivering messages at the right time, but what I'll say to them in those last moments are really private thoughts..."
  • On special teams play and his firery reaction to kicker Lawrence Tynes missing two critical field goals in the NFC Championship Game:
    • "It was tough love...how's the weather out there I asked him when he came off after missing the kick, 'cause it was really cold over here (him and reporters laughing)...look, the competitive aspect comes out every once in a while, but I was also very supportive with him in letting him know that we would need him and that I had confidence in sending him back out there again."
  • On winning this coming Sunday:
    • "This is what you play all year for and it would be remembered for a lifetime...we think we have a great chance to win, we're going to put it all out on the field."
  • On his relationship with Michael Strahan:
    • "first and foremost he's a great football player...he loves to compete, he loves to play...he is a good teammate, you can tell he has the respect of everyone in the room...my relationship has always been a good one in terms of sharing information with him and I think he saw that I wanted to win and he's been a guy that is a great source of strength for our team and our defensive players take their lead from him. Having him on my 'Leadership Counsel' this year has really allowed to further develop the relationship between us..."
  • On being the underdogs every game in the playoffs and in this game:
    • "...the main theme that comes out is having something to prove...we feel like we always have something to prove and we feel like we have the ability to rise to that challenge. In terms of the experience level, our veteran players have really led by example with the young players..."
  • On being a member of the Bill Parcells staff that included Bill Belichick
    • : "It was an outstanding collection of football coaches that brought great knowledge and passion...everyone was doing everything that we could to help our team win...it was a great learning experience for all of us and we all went forward from that experience far better than when we entered"
  • On former Giants owner, the late Wellington Mara:
    • "I have nothing but the most profound respect and admiration of who he was and who he conducted himself in both victory and defeat...and his son John continues to run the organization with the same level of class and wealth of information."
  • On the game played earlier this season in London:
    • "It actually has helped us prepare for this week because of all of the media and the practice times and meeting times...the adjustments we made that week I think will help us...the worldwide interest and being there was a positive for us."
  • 60 Minutes correspondent and well-documented Giants fan Andy Rooney made him and the attending media chuckle with a question about the redundancy of questions during Super Bowl week.
  • On Plaxico Burress and his injuries:
    • "It's a day-to-day thing with him...he does have the ankle that has been an issue all year long...he had some swelling last week but it has reduced a lot...what's he been able to do this year with very little practice time but he's been able to watch a lot of tape, study hard, and perform in the games in a remarkable way... that fact that recently he's been able to practice for a limited number of snaps per week has allowed him to be more effective with Eli Manning..."
  • On coaching in Jacksonville compared to New York and the lessons he's learned from those experiences:
    • "...decision I made last year of doing a better job of communicating with the players, the media and our organization...I've extended myself to what I call our 'Leadership Counsel' about my intentions, what we were going to do and why...you learn from situations and that is what we've tried to do...I remember the good times in Jacksonville."
  • "We've had our traditional Wednesday and Thursday practices, and we look forward to today's regular Friday practice, so we're on schedule, and despite the obvious distractions, we've had a solid week of practice... I've asked the players that between 12:30-6PM each day, when we're out on the practice and in the meetings, to give their most concentrated efforts, and they have. The continuing of a regular schedule of practice has given us a chance to "coach them up" as we do every week.


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