“My dad never pushed me but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me.”

A person can’t brood over one mistake, or waste time feeling sorry for himself, or take on any sort of persecution complex.

Today I realize that once you have made a mistake, you must accept it, profit by it, and then totally dismiss it from your mind.

Coach Lombardi showed me that by working hard and using my mind, I could overcome my weakness to the point where I could be one of the best.

It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game – play by play.

Anyone can support a team that is winning – it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.

Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.

Desire and dedication are everything!

If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you’ll beat him though he has more talent than you.

My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.

At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard.

If my blond lab Molly was the size of T-Rex, that would just mean more kibble, more work for the gardener in the backyard, and a harder time moving her to my wife’s side of the bed at night.