The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren't being taught by many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country's future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief.

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Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.

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The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

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It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.

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If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

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Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

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Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.

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It really doesn't cost anything to be nice, and the rewards can be unimaginable

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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

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