162 Quotes by Dave Wannstedt

We've all got a lot of work to do,

That's what the foundation of this program is going to be built on and the next few years that's what this team is going to be built on -- players we can trust, players that are going to be accountable and players who want to be the best -- not just OK, the best.

We'd like to do some things, but I don't think we've got a Jason Taylor (Dolphins defensive end) on our team. And (Weis) will be facing the same thing. ... There are things we know about each other and what we'd like to try to do. Can the players go out and execute it? We'll see.

That's what makes Pitt a special place in my mind, the tradition. Those names, that's what the tradition's all about.

We're going to give those two guys a chance to see if they can help push the ball down the field a little bit. We have to have other guys step up and that's the reason for the change.

The way you improve is you work, and we're going to work.

We're going to do what we have to do to try and win the game. Ricky wanted to go in at the end of (Sunday's) game to get 100 yards. I took him out. He's a competitor. ... There's not a player on our team who says, 'You try and win it, I'll watch.' That doesn't compute.

We're going to do what we have to do to try and win the game, ... Ricky wanted to go in at the end of (Sunday's) game to get 100 yards. I took him out. He's a competitor. ... There's not a player on our team who says, 'You try and win it, I'll watch.' That doesn't compute.

This class will be a good foundation for the future. Most of these players had a lot of (other offers). Most of these players chose the University of Pittsburgh because they expect to win.