After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

You are the land. The land is you.

We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

I just wanted to be an athlete.

Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.

Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days.

Do you have regrets that we were so overwhelmed? Do you ever wish to live those hours over again and differently, with more confidence.

The armament industry is indeed one of the greatest dangers that beset mankind. It is the hidden evil power.

Have you noticed we can breathe in here too? Gosh, I wouldn't have picked up on that.

A teacher is a person who used to think he liked children.

The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department.

If I have a last wish, I want to remember you. In an aimless life, to not even have those memories would be hell.

I don't know what's tighter, our jeans or our friendship.

If you act like you can do something, then it will work.