Famous Mike Ditka Quotations

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"(In Aliquippa) the economy's not there because the mills are closed, but those people are real,"
by Mike Ditka
"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."
by Mike Ditka
"I have a lot of friends in New Orleans. It's a city of good people. Diana and I want to do as much as we can for the utter destruction, loss of life and the incredible loss of property and income."
by Mike Ditka
"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."
by Mike Ditka
"If God had wanted man to play soccer, He wouldn't have given us arms"
by Mike Ditka
"It's better known as 'The Great Halftime Flush. It's equal to all the water which tumbles over Niagara Falls in seven minutes. The Halftime Flush -- that's very serious business. I mean, you've got 90 million Americans flushing toilets. You could have a tragic clogging problem in America."
by Mike Ditka
"Success isn't permanent, and failure isn't fatal."
by Mike Ditka
"Success is never permanent, and failure is never final."
by Mike Ditka
"to have a Pittsburgh guy here. You don't need any more California guys here, gang. We don't need any of that crap."
by Mike Ditka
"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."
by Mike Ditka
"You have to be tough."
by Mike Ditka
"The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves."
by Mike Ditka


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