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What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.
Jesus's first temptation was to be relevant: to turn stones into bread. Oh, how often I wished I could do that!
The Oscar or the Emmy says you've reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one.
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play.
Let each moment be guided by positive purpose. And let your whole life express the beauty of who you truly are.
Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding - and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life.
The journeythe journey, I promise you, is the greatest thing ever. The destination always takes care of itself.
To come into camp and have my defensive coordinator say you won't be touched, I feel like a kid all over again.
You're a dancer; don't strain, don't force it. Be one with the hurdle, let it happen, relax while running fast.
I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.
Whoever I can go out every week and motivate to do better and to try to go after their dreams, I'm up for that.
I think with lean cuts of chicken and beef, fish, turkey, ground beef and bison, you can't go wrong with those.
We actually don't know the function of sleep all that well yet, but sleep is a time of quiescence in the brain.
No one can keep their word. Everyone's in hurry and jumping to the next opportunity. There's something missing.
For me, football is a quest. Quests entail overcoming hardship, trials of adversity in the pursuit of true joy.
When I played for the 49ers, we loved to see man-to-man defense. I could get the ball quickly to the receivers.
Some of the great John Wayne hero things that have ever happened in football happened because people play hurt.
If you want to run the read option with your starting quarterback that's had two knee surgeries, that's on you.
I know there are a lot of people who believe in me as a player and a person, and I don't want to let them down.
Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.
The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page.
I don't think about the past, I only think about the present because what I do today sets me up for the future.
All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
Crying wolf may have been the boy's undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby.
Anytime that anyone can create some explosive plays, get first downs, we're going to have more plays on offense.
I really don't like talking about the contract. I feel like it's one of those things that will naturally happen.
I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.
When I'm actually getting off the bus, I still have my gospel playing. That's the way-to-the-game kind of music.
I don't want people to think you have to look a certain way or be a certain mold to be able to be a quarterback.
Football clubs can be quite homophobic, both in the dressing room and in the stands. I want to show I'm an ally.
You know, there has never been a watershed moment with a coach when I've gone, 'Wow, I learned something today.'
John Bond has brought in a young left-sided midfield player, who I guess will play on the left side of midfield.
When I'm not playing football Sundays, I get pretty bored. When I don't have that, it's kind of tough to get by.
I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.
We've got too many cool guys for me to try to be cool. We've got enough of that. I can just be boring and dorky.
I'm going to make the playoffs. You can believe that. To never play in the playoffs, that will not be my legacy.
The quicker you get acclimated to getting hit and being on the ground, it's better for you when the games start.
That's the thing about fear. Death will kill you once, but fear kills you over and over and over, if you let it.
Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.
Life's not about money. Look at achievements, accomplishments . It's about having fun. It's about enjoying life.
Fear of losing is what makes competitors so great. Show me a gracious loser and I'll show you a permanent loser.
I've always thought I'd been pretty good with people, and I basically have spent a conflict-free life, you know?
Some people have this impression of me: 'Boy, he's always so serious on the field. Football. Football. Football.
Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
What has happened has happened and it is now behind you. Take the best of it all as you move positively forward.
I'm starting to realize I can't practice a certain way during the week and expect to play another way on Sunday.
I like to live in places that are kind of off in the cuts so people can't really find me even if they wanted to.
Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.
I was raised by a great single mother. I grew up in rural Kentucky, and she's just a really compassionate woman.
Third and 10 down by four at Lambeau Field in the drizzling rain... two minutes left. There's nothing like that.