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Aug 4, 2007 19:08:01 GMT -6
Post by Yash on Aug 4, 2007 19:08:01 GMT -6
I'm looking for inspirational football quotes to keep me motivated during upcoming football practice starting Aug 11th. I'm going to make a photoshop picture and put them on it and what not. So help me out with your favorite football quotes. I'll start it off with one: "You overcome physical shortcomings with attitude, and I don't just mean desire and dedication or persistence. I mean obsession. I am a man obsessed, and I admit it. I take no shortcuts and I take no prisoners." Mike Singletary
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Aug 4, 2007 19:11:10 GMT -6
Post by wingman on Aug 4, 2007 19:11:10 GMT -6
SUCCESS IS NEVER FINAL; DEFEAT IS NEVER FATAL; IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS.-Winston Churchill
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Aug 4, 2007 23:17:14 GMT -6
Post by Coach Huey on Aug 4, 2007 23:17:14 GMT -6
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Aug 5, 2007 12:50:13 GMT -6
Post by fbdoc on Aug 5, 2007 12:50:13 GMT -6
One of my favorites - obviously...
He who has no guts to fight may leave; but we who stay and fight shall grow stronger. We few, we happy few, we band of Brothers; For he who stays and sheds his blood with me today shall be my Brother.
Shakespeare, Henry V
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Aug 5, 2007 12:58:49 GMT -6
Post by schultbear74 on Aug 5, 2007 12:58:49 GMT -6
and men in England, now abed will curse the day and hold their manhoods cheap
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Aug 5, 2007 14:51:41 GMT -6
Post by fbdoc on Aug 5, 2007 14:51:41 GMT -6
Well done schultbear - ... And how thou pleasest, God dispose the day!
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Aug 5, 2007 15:08:26 GMT -6
Post by okpowerspread on Aug 5, 2007 15:08:26 GMT -6
Speed Kills, but Strength Punishes!
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Aug 5, 2007 17:08:19 GMT -6
Post by mjfeldman on Aug 5, 2007 17:08:19 GMT -6
I use this every year when my players have to encounter the plethora of "Hallway Heroes" that dominate high school hallways and classrooms. You know who I am talking about... the kid in first period that never played a down in his life, but loves to point out when my guys stumble.
“It is not the critic who counts; Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles; Or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit goes to the man who is in the arena – who strives valiantly – who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall not be with those cold timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United States
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Aug 5, 2007 17:16:56 GMT -6
Post by mjfeldman on Aug 5, 2007 17:16:56 GMT -6
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.", Lao Tzu
Great for day one of camp.
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Bowne1
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Aug 5, 2007 17:53:16 GMT -6
Post by Bowne1 on Aug 5, 2007 17:53:16 GMT -6
NO EXCUSE NO EXPLANATIONS JUST PERFORMANCE
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eagled
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Aug 7, 2007 0:57:12 GMT -6
Post by eagled on Aug 7, 2007 0:57:12 GMT -6
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. Joe Paterrno
On the lighter side: When asked what he thought of his teams' execution John McKay once said "I'm in favor of it"
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Aug 7, 2007 8:27:45 GMT -6
Post by spartancoach on Aug 7, 2007 8:27:45 GMT -6
For the DBs,
"There are two things in life you do not want to knock up, one of them is a football."
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Aug 7, 2007 8:28:01 GMT -6
Post by pantherpride91 on Aug 7, 2007 8:28:01 GMT -6
carpe diem "seize the day"
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Aug 7, 2007 8:56:42 GMT -6
Post by tiger46 on Aug 7, 2007 8:56:42 GMT -6
My friend's HS football team discouraged trash talk. So, when other teams trash talked them, the only way that they answered was to shrug their shoulders and say, "Can't whup me."
I decided to steal that for my youth team.
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Aug 7, 2007 9:08:23 GMT -6
Post by fbdoc on Aug 7, 2007 9:08:23 GMT -6
mjfeldman - first time I saw that quote was as a young GA with the Univ. of Houston going into their locker room. "Those cold and timid souls, who know neither victory nor defeat." Still gives me chills. We have this same quote posted in the lobby of our gym.
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Aug 7, 2007 9:34:58 GMT -6
Post by coachjimmer on Aug 7, 2007 9:34:58 GMT -6
"A waterfall called the Dragon Gate exists in China. Its waters plunge a hundred feet, swifter than an arrow shot by a strong warrior. It is said that a great many carp gather in the basin below, hoping to climb the falls, and that any that succeeds will turn into a dragon. Not a single carp, however, out of a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand, can climb the falls, not even after ten or twenty years. Some are swept away by the strong currents, some fall prey to eagles, hawks, kites, and owls, and others are netted, scooped up, or even shot with arrows by fishermen who line both banks of the falls ten cho wide. Such is the difficulty a carp faces in becoming a dragon."
Nichiren Daishonin
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Have one of your captains stand up and read this quote at the beginning of the season.
Tell your players that every team is a carp at the bottom of the waterfall but only one of them will be dragon at the season's end.
Ask your players if they want to be that dragon (champion) at the end of the season.
When things go tough, ask them if they quit climbing the waterfall or they still want to get to the top of the waterfall to be dragons. (I'd yell at them - do you wanna be a dragon???)
Good luck gentlemen!
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Aug 7, 2007 11:28:55 GMT -6
Post by catch84 on Aug 7, 2007 11:28:55 GMT -6
"Success is written in ice, and eventually the sun comes out. Never be satisfied."
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Aug 9, 2007 18:49:04 GMT -6
Post by mjfeldman on Aug 9, 2007 18:49:04 GMT -6
fbdoc--I agree... one of my favorite all-time quotes I give to my players... I can't tell you how many times they have pointed to a kid in the hallway and told me... " hey coach... there's one of those cold, timid souls you were talking about."
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Aug 9, 2007 19:17:53 GMT -6
Post by Sparkey on Aug 9, 2007 19:17:53 GMT -6
"I'm not a scratch golfer. I don't know how to bowl. I can't read the stock market. Hell, I have a hard time remembering my wife's cell phone number. But I can call 'Flip Right Double X Jet 36 Counter Naked Waggle at 7 X Quarter' in my sleep." by Jon Gruden
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Aug 10, 2007 1:23:55 GMT -6
Post by coachbdud on Aug 10, 2007 1:23:55 GMT -6
not really an inspirational football quote, but very funny. a coach with me told me about a game he was at when he was younger. really rich school was getting killed by a ghetto school. in the 4th quarter the game was over and the fans in the rich school section were chanting
" its all right. its ok. you'll be working for us one day."
nothing like blatant rasism in high school
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Aug 10, 2007 8:01:35 GMT -6
Post by dacoachmo on Aug 10, 2007 8:01:35 GMT -6
My favorite
"Why is it so hard for so many to realize that is is the winners that WORK HARD, WORK LONGER, and as a result PERFORM BETTER."
number two...
"Do or do not, there is no try" Yoda
I'm sure I will repost as I remember more...
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Aug 10, 2007 8:10:16 GMT -6
Post by wingt74 on Aug 10, 2007 8:10:16 GMT -6
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lie exhausted on the field of battle - victorious"
Lombardi
This one gives me chills everytime I read it.
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Aug 10, 2007 9:19:25 GMT -6
Post by tiger46 on Aug 10, 2007 9:19:25 GMT -6
It's not a slogan. It's something I read on a coach's website. But, for me, it really captures the attitude that we had when playing in the defensive secondary. "I never claimed to be a nice guy. I'm a defensive back."
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Aug 10, 2007 9:42:15 GMT -6
Post by dubber on Aug 10, 2007 9:42:15 GMT -6
People with no regard for their personal welfare belong in a mental institution..........or on special teams.
50 hearts beating as one CANNOT be beaten
-parphrased, George Allen
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Aug 10, 2007 12:57:30 GMT -6
Post by coachcb on Aug 10, 2007 12:57:30 GMT -6
"Those that say winning doesn't matter probably lost a lot in a lot of ways in their lives"
"If winning doesn't matter, then what the hell's the scoreboard for?"
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Aug 11, 2007 5:33:48 GMT -6
Post by coachmoore42 on Aug 11, 2007 5:33:48 GMT -6
When it comes to football, God is prejudiced - toward big, fast kids. -Chuck Mills
Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football. -John Heisman
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. -Vince Lombardi
Don't forget the one to the left under my avatar. I had to quote that one to explain to my last head coach to explain why I wanted to talk football more than he did.
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Aug 11, 2007 6:19:09 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2007 6:19:09 GMT -6
Don't tell me how rocky the sea, Don't tell me how violent the storm, Don't tell me how rough the wind, Just land the damn boat. --Lou Holtz
We ain't where we could be, We ain't where we want to be, We ain't where we ought to be, But thank God that we ain't Where we used to be. --Lou Holtz
Do you know how you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
and my favorite one from Necessary Roughness
"And coach Genero told me, win this game. . .or I'll die."
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Aug 11, 2007 7:15:01 GMT -6
Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Aug 11, 2007 7:15:01 GMT -6
Another Teddy Roosevelt favorite:
"You are either part of the solution or you are part of the problem."
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Aug 11, 2007 7:21:55 GMT -6
Post by coachmoore42 on Aug 11, 2007 7:21:55 GMT -6
Don't tell me how rocky the sea, Don't tell me how violent the storm, Don't tell me how rough the wind, Just land the {censored} boat. --Lou Holtz That's a great one. I had to pull it out on a colleague last season. He is no longer on staff. He always told us how the players were slow, weak, annoying, stupid, whatever negative he could think of. He finally wore me out with that garbage and I kind of went off on him at a clinic (in the hotel room). The HC asked me to verbally discuss the depth chart. The other guy would roll his eyes and moan and groan at each name I mentioned. "We're in trouble if he's starting" things like that. I finally said "well then who the h*** do you suggest then?" "You've been coaching these guys (he was the JV HC) so if they're not good enough to play who's fault is that?" Sorry for the rant, that quote just reminded me of that incident.
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Aug 11, 2007 10:04:03 GMT -6
Post by hsrose on Aug 11, 2007 10:04:03 GMT -6
I prefer "You are either part of the solution or you are part of the precipitate..."
Sorry. I used to work with a bunch of scientist types.
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