Sacrifice

"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."

"Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove.O no, it is an ever-fixed markThat looks on tempests and is never shaken;It is the star to every wand'ring bark,Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.""

"Life is funny. Things change, people change, but you will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone."

"Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good."

"There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable."

"Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to."

"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it."

"Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It's a state of mind-you could call it character in action."

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

"There is no substitute for work."

"A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves."