The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt—and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won.
Indomitable in victory, insufferable in defeat.
Without winners, there would be no civilization.
I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.
They may outsmart me, or be luckier, but they can't outwork me.
It's never an upset if the so-called underdog has all along considered itself the better team.