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One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much.
Mike Ditka
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The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.
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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You gotta live in the moment. I don't care what you've done in your life, it has nothing to do with what you're gonna do or what you can do. The past is history, tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift-that's why they call it the present.
Mike Ditka
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I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes.
Mike Ditka
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You're never a loser until you quit trying.
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I don't believe in living in the past. Living in the past is for cowards. If you live in the past, you die in the past.
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Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.
Mike Ditka
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If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.
Mike Ditka
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If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.
Mike Ditka
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Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.
Mike Ditka
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Coffee, It's the life blood that fuels the dreams of champions!
Mike Ditka
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Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.
Mike Ditka
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Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.
Mike Ditka
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Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.
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I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching.
Mike Ditka
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If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did.
Mike Ditka
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Life's not about money. Look at achievements, accomplishments . It's about having fun. It's about enjoying life.
Mike Ditka
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The greatest gift we have is the gift of life.
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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What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.
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You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.
Mike Ditka
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I don't know how to put it, but yet you know we have so many people who the way they look at life, the way they work depends on what happens, us winning or losing. It's kind of crazy. So, I kind of got caught up in that, I'm gonna try to stay away from that.
Mike Ditka
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Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.
Mike Ditka
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Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
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I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.
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
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Success is about taking advantage of opportunity.
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Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. 190, which isn't that high. I took it down to about 130 and it's probably about 140 or 145 now.
Mike Ditka
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I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.
Mike Ditka
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Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.
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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
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Sometimes, God gives you physical talent and takes away the brain.
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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
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I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much.
Mike Ditka
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Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices.
Mike Ditka
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Success isnt permanent & failure isnt fatal.
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There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.
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I do like beer, but lately I've started drinking non-alcoholic beer and I like the taste of it and I don't get the alcohol, so that's a good alternative also.
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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
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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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The shoulder surgery was a success. The lobotomy failed.
Mike Ditka
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There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis!
Mike Ditka
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Really, if I'm gonna eat a meat, I'd rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meat and I've had some awfully good venison in some of the great restaurants.
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Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.
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He's just jealous. You know what they say. Empty tin cans make the most noise, and he's an empty tin can. This game is between the Bears and the Eagles, not Ditka and Ryan. We all know who would win that one. Ditka, hands down.
Mike Ditka
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I understand that people don't want to smoke. Fine. Don't smoke. You don't want to go into a restaurant where there's [smoking], don't go in there. But don't impose your will - the will of a few - on the lives of many.
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You have to be tough.
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I will never coach again. I don't want to, but I wouldn't even if I did.
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You got to sue the offensive line for non-support
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