The ’85 Bears wouldn’t have been the ’85 Bears without Buddy Ryan, the players absolutely loved him. Mike Ditka More Quotes by Mike Ditka More Quotes From Mike Ditka You have to be tough. Mike Ditka toughnesstoughcourage I will never coach again. I don't want to, but I wouldn't even if I did. Mike Ditka coachesifswant You got to sue the offensive line for non-support Mike Ditka offensivesupportlines I don't pick on anybody who has a number above 30. Mike Ditka leadershipnumberssports Those players really believe in him. Mike Ditka leadershipinspirationalbelieve What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now. Mike Ditka spiritualsportspast I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching. Mike Ditka stretchingweight 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. Mike Ditka cuttingsportsmean 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. Mike Ditka cholesterolheartsports Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices. Mike Ditka pay-the-pricestay-strongsacrifice The shoulder surgery was a success. The lobotomy failed. Mike Ditka lobotomyshouldersnfl Cap Boso? How could I cut a guy with a name like that? Mike Ditka nflcuttingnames Jesus's first temptation was to be relevant: to turn stones into bread. Oh, how often I wished I could do that! Mike Ditka ministrytemptationjesus Jesus's first temptation was to be relevant: to turn stones into bread. Oh, how often I wished I could do that! Mike Ditka ministrytemptationjesus Promises are empty words if you're not keeping them. Mike Ditka empty-wordsemptypromise Failure isn't fatal unless you let it be. Mike Ditka Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that. Mike Ditka adultssweetmean I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they want to and as much as they want to and I've cut that way back. Mike Ditka cuttingsportsthinking You remember what happened when Eddie Pipp got hurt? A guy named Lou Gehrig took over. Mike Ditka guyhurtremember Can't make chicken salad out of chicken noodle Mike Ditka saladmiami-dolphinsnoodles
