"Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed."

"My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself."

"Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do compared to what you are capable of doing."

"Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile."

"There is no substitute for work."

"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."