Mike Ditka Quotes

Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.

George Halas throws nickels around like man hole covers.

Really, if I'm gonna eat a meat, I'd rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meat and I've had some awfully good venison in some of the great restaurants.

You gotta live in the moment. I don't care what you've done in your life, it has nothing to do with what you're gonna do or what you can do. The past is history, tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift-that's why they call it the present.

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.

Failure isn't fatal unless you let it be.

What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.

If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did.

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.

Can't make chicken salad out of chicken noodle

It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more.

I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching.

Promises are empty words if you're not keeping them.

Those players really believe in him.

I will never coach again. I don't want to, but I wouldn't even if I did.

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.

He's just jealous. You know what they say. Empty tin cans make the most noise, and he's an empty tin can. This game is between the Bears and the Eagles, not Ditka and Ryan. We all know who would win that one. Ditka, hands down.

Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.

What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.