Mike Ditka Quotes - Page 2

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• The shoulder surgery was a success. The lobotomy failed.

  Mike Ditka

  Nfl, Lobotomy, Shoulders

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• Promises are empty words if you're not keeping them.

  Mike Ditka

  Promise, Empty, Empty Words

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• Can't make chicken salad out of chicken noodle

  Mike Ditka

  Miami Dolphins, Salad, Noodles

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• If you don't play, then don't pick up a paycheck. Competition is why you play the game. I understand they've already reached some goals. That's all good. But if you can make history, take a shot at it.

  Mike Ditka

  Games, Play, Goal

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• When I put some Tabasco on things, and there's really nothing in Tabasco, it's not bad for you in any way, so that's kind of become my substitute. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that's okay.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Hot, Mouths

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• Sometimes, God gives you physical talent and takes away the brain.

  Mike Ditka

  Giving, Brain, Talent

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• Well, after I had the heart attack, it was a very simple choice. What the doctor told me I did and I did it religiously. I ate nothing but lean turkey breast or chicken breast or a piece of fish that was very lean. I mean I stayed away from everything.

  Mike Ditka

  Heart, Mean, Simple

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• Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.

  Mike Ditka

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.

  Mike Ditka

  Motivation, Winning, People

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• You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Taken, Exercise

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• I don't know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they work depends on what happens, us winning or losing. It's kind of crazy. So, I kind of got caught up in that, I'm gonna try to stay away from that.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Crazy, Winning

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• There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.

  Mike Ditka

  Dog, Healthy Choices, Wife

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• Those who live in the past are cowards and losers.

  Mike Ditka

  Motivation, Past, Coward

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• Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices.

  Mike Ditka

  Stay Strong, Sacrifice, Pay The Price

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• I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Believe, Exercise

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• George Halas throws nickels around like man hole covers.

  Mike Ditka

  Men, Nfl, Holes

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• What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Spiritual, Past

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• There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis!

  Mike Ditka

  Team, Fairs

  "SUPER BOWL XLI / OLD & NEW / Bears, Colts boast long histories, but fresh faces add zest to Super Bowl" by Nancy Gay, www.sfgate.com. January 28, 2007.

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• Really, if I'm gonna eat a meat, I'd rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meat and I've had some awfully good venison in some of the great restaurants.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Great Restaurants, Littles

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• I understand that people don't want to smoke. Fine. Don't smoke. You don't want to go into a restaurant where there's [smoking], don't go in there. But don't impose your will - the will of a few - on the lives of many.

  Mike Ditka

  People, Smoking, Want

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• Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.

  Mike Ditka

  Inspiration, Permanent

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• I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they want to and as much as they want to and I've cut that way back.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Cutting, Thinking

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• It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more.

  Mike Ditka

  People, Quality, Body

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• Success isnt permanent & failure isnt fatal.

  Mike Ditka

  Permanent

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• Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Fitness, Workout

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