If you live in the past, you die in the past. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes. I’ve been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn’t have given us arms. I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that’s okay. 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. Oh, how often I wished I could do that! ~ Mike Ditka. Jesus’s first temptation was to be relevant: to turn stones into bread. I think it’s important to stretch as you get older, but I try to do basically all the things I did when I played, except I can’t do them as well and as much. I took it down to about 130 and it’s probably about 140 or 145 now. Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done. I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.

What’s the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining. You remember what happened when Eddie Pipp got hurt? A guy named Lou Gehrig took over. We have a strange and wonderful relationship – he’s strange and I’m wonderful.

Success is never permanent, and failure is never final. Those who live in the past are cowards and losers. Michael Keller Ditka is a former football player, coach, and television commentator from the United States.

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