Players win games, and coaches win players.
You think football builds character. It does not. It reveals character.
As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!
Each one of us has a comfort zone. The problem comes when we are unwilling to leave it.
Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.
In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.