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Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner.
Don Shula
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Don Shula
Age: 90 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 4
Died: 2020
Died: May 4
American Football Coach
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Football Coach
Grand River
Ohio
Donald Francis Shula
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The whole idea is to get an edge. Sometimes it takes just a little extra something to get that edge, but you have to have it.
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When you're there, it's not good enough to be there.
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The start is what stops most people.
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And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.
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To be successful, all you have to do is work half-days you can work the first twelve hours or the second twelve hours.
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And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.
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You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.
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I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time.
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Success is not forever, and failure is never final.
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The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.
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I don't know how to lead but by example.
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The one man team is a complete and total myth.
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I'm fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was over and he had time for a nice funeral.
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Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.
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Success is the peace of mind that comes when you know you have given everything you have to give to the opportunities that life has presented you.
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The problem with most leaders today is they don't stand for anything. Leadership implies movement toward something, and convictions provide that direction. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything
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