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Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

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You will never be indecisive if you know your purpose.

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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger. They all say they can, but the people who do the drafting don't talk to agents. They talk to coaches, they watch film, they talk to the people who've worked with players. They don't talk to agents.

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I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.

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In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.

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In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

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My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.

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Everybody is looking for instant success, but it doesn't work that way. You build a successful life one day at a time.

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Coaching is about helping young people have a chance to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have is being called 'Coach.'

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The way you motivate a football team is to eliminate the unmotivated ones.

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If you want to get a deal, negotiate with the teams yourself. Say, "I want this much, and no less, but I'll show up to camp on time." It doesn't seem that hard to me.

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Build your empire on the firm foundation of the fundamentals.

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If you are killing time, it's not murder. It's suicide.

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God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.

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You live up - or down - to your expectations.

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If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.

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I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.

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Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.

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I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.

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