"My favorite part of the game is the opportunity to play." -Mike Singletary

"Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly." -Shaquille Neal

"It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice." -Eric Lindros

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." -Coach Darrel Royal

"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are." -Ara Parashegian

"Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face." -Unknown

“Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records.” -William A. Ward

"The purpose of any athletic endeavor is to challenge human limits both on and off the playing field." -Unknown

"There are no gains without pains." -Benjamin Franklin

"Winners make goals, losers make excuses." -Unknown

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." -John Wooden

"The important thing in life is not the victory but the contest; the essential thing is not to have won but to have fought well." -Unknown

"Nice guys. Finish last." -Unknown

"Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates." -Magic Johnson

"If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win." -Walter Reuther

"Some succeed because they are destined to,
but most succeed because
they are determined to." - Henry Van Dyke