The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.

The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction read more

He said, 'Gosh, Dad, that mean's we're not going to any more bowl games.'
(on his 11-year-old son's reaction after he took the job with the Boilermakers)

You only have to bat a thousand two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4 for read more

You only have to bat a thousand two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4 for five.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Training is all-encompassing and should be related to everything a unit does, or can have happen to it.

Training is all-encompassing and should be related to everything a unit does, or can have happen to it.