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Mike Ditka

American Coach

Born: Oct 18, 1939

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Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal. Mike Ditka

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If you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done. Mike Ditka

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Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy. Mike Ditka

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We have a strange and wonderful relationship - he's strange and I'm wonderful. Mike Ditka

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The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves. Mike Ditka

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I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there's a few people I haven't made mad yet, I want to get them. Mike Ditka

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I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they want to and as much as they want to and I've cut that way back. Mike Ditka

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People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time. Mike Ditka

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Well, after I had the heart attack, it was a very simple choice. What the doctor told me I did and I did it religiously. I ate nothing but lean turkey breast or chicken breast or a piece of fish that was very lean. I mean I stayed away from everything. Mike Ditka

It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more. Mike Ditka

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Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized. Mike Ditka

If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let's face it. Mike Ditka

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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. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that's okay. Mike Ditka

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Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise. Mike Ditka

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What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now. Mike Ditka

I mean, when you've had a problem in your past, whether it's attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you want to lower your cholesterol. You want to eat healthy. You want to feel healthy. You want to have a little more energy. Mike Ditka

I will never coach again. I don't want to, but I wouldn't even if I did. Mike Ditka

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