Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind-you could call it character in action.

There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.

If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.

The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

The objective is to win: fairly, squarely, decently, win by the rules, but still win.

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.