George Halas

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”

“Many people flunk the test of purpose in life because they are afraid to answer the question, 'What am I doing here?'”

“Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.”

“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”

“A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.”

“Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal.”

“Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.”

“If you live long enough, lots of nice things happen.”

“It is one of the strange ironies of this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest men.”

“You can't be a great player without being a great team player.”

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”

“Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.”

“There are no shortcuts to success. You've got to be in it for the long haul.”