It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up. - Vince Lombardi

It was the first time, too, that I truly realized that a ball club is made up of as many different individuals as there are positions on it, that some need a whip and others a pat on the back, and others are better off when they are ignored, and that there are limitations imposed by the difference in physical ability and mentality. The amount that can be consumed and executed by a team is controlled by the weakest man on it, and while others can give him physical help, he has to do his own thinking.

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect, but we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I'm not remotely interested in just being good.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.