Mike Ditka

Mike Ditka
Michael Keller Ditkais a former American football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was the 1961 UPI NFL Rookie of Year, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 October 1939
CityCarnegie, PA
Mike Ditka quotes about
inspiration permanent
Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.
sports fitness workout
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.
permanent
Success isnt permanent & failure isnt fatal.
dog healthy-choices wife
There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.
heart mean simple
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.
want coaches ifs
I will never coach again. I don't want to, but I wouldn't even if I did.
opportunity advantage taking-advantage
Success is about taking advantage of opportunity.
motivational faith christian
The greatest gift we have is the gift of life.
people smoking want
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.
inspirational finals permanent
Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
football nfl watches
If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.
depressing effort tragedy
Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.
sports taken exercise
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.
sports hot mouths
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.