Famous quotes by Coachs

Small: If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldnt have given us arms
Mike Ditka
"If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: Ive been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popco
Mike Ditka
"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: Im not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and wi
Mike Ditka
"I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they w
Mike Ditka
"I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they want to and as much as they want to and I've cut that way back"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I think its important to stretch as you get older, but I try to do basically all the things I did when I playe
Mike Ditka
"I think it's important to stretch as you get older, but I try to do basically all the things I did when I played, except I can't do them as well and as much"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you dont exer
Mike Ditka
"I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I mean, when youve had a problem in your past, whether its attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you
Mike Ditka
"I mean, when you've had a problem in your past, whether it's attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you want to lower your cholesterol. You want to eat healthy. You want to feel healthy. You want to have a little more energy"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I dont know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they
Mike Ditka
"I don't know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they work depends on what happens, us winning or losing. It's kind of crazy. So, I kind of got caught up in that, I'm gonna try to stay away from that"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching
Mike Ditka
"I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I do like beer, but lately Ive started drinking non-alcoholic beer and I like the taste of it and I dont get t
Mike Ditka
"I do like beer, but lately I've started drinking non-alcoholic beer and I like the taste of it and I don't get the alcohol, so that's a good alternative also"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well theres a
Mike Ditka
"I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there's a few people I haven't made mad yet, I want to get them"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your
Mike Ditka
"Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy
Mike Ditka
"Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: Basically, my problem was attributed to stress more than anything. I dont know what that does and I guess doct
Mike Ditka
"Basically, my problem was attributed to stress more than anything. I don't know what that does and I guess doctors can tell you that there's chemicals that build up in your system when you go through a lot of stress and constant stress"
Mike Ditka, Coach
Small: You know its only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance
"You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that Im going to talk about later, was that when youre th
"What I learned from that loss, and also another loss that I'm going to talk about later, was that when you're there, it's not good enough to be there, when you're there, you better walk away with that ring"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: I dont want a player thats content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here
"I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: I dont know any other way to lead but by example
"I don't know any other way to lead but by example"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for 5,000
"And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: Success is not forever and failure isnt fatal
"Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: The one thing that I know is that you win with good people
"The one thing that I know is that you win with good people"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: One thing I never want to be accused of is not working
"One thing I never want to be accused of is not working"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coach
"I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season
"And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team, the only undefeated season"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game
"And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the
"Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: Anybody thats a Dolphins fan feels theyre headed in the right direction
"Anybody that's a Dolphins fan feels they're headed in the right direction"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: Because, theyre only thinking about one team when that games over. Before the game, theyre talking about two f
"Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner"
Don Shula, Coach
Small: And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winnin
"And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996"
Don Shula, Coach