Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.
Gentleman, this is a football.
I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?
Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.
They may not love you at the time, but they will later.