Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win.
The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort.
You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.
We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play?
Play against the Game, not your opponent.
The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.