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Those who live in the past are cowards and losers.
Mike Ditka
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Mike Ditka
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 18
American Football Player
Baseball Player
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Carnegie
Pennsylvania
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I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there's a few people I haven't made mad yet, I want to get them.
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One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much.
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Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise.
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Success is not permanent & failure is not fatal.
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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.
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Can't make chicken salad out of chicken noodle
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I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.
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I mean, when you've had a problem in your past, whether it's attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you want to lower your cholesterol. You want to eat healthy. You want to feel healthy. You want to have a little more energy.
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If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.
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Failure isn't fatal unless you let it be.
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You're never a loser until you quit trying.
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Promises are empty words if you're not keeping them.
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Basically, my problem was attributed to stress more than anything. I don't know what that does and I guess doctors can tell you that there's chemicals that build up in your system when you go through a lot of stress and constant stress.
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I don't pick on anybody who has a number above 30.
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When I get my heart rate up, I get good exercise and I think it's good for a lot of things, plus it's not hurting my hips right now.
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Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. 190, which isn't that high. I took it down to about 130 and it's probably about 140 or 145 now.
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There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis!
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Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.
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It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more.
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Sometimes, God gives you physical talent and takes away the brain.
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