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Mike Ditka

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Details about Mike Ditka's life are scarce, but their observations have traveled far and wide. With equal ease, Mike Ditka moved between Success and Diet, finding connections others missed. Browse 19 quotes by Mike Ditka that cover ground from Success, Diet, Peace, Change, and Relationship. One standout: "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal."

“We have a strange and wonderful relationship - he's strange and I'm wonderful.”

— Mike Ditka

Relationship

All Quotes by Mike Ditka

“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

Change

“So, when it comes to eating healthy, it's just doing the right thing. And it's not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it's something you have to do 25 days a month. Let's put it that way.”

— Mike Ditka

Diet

“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.”

— Mike Ditka

Best

“If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.”

— Mike Ditka

God

“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

Diet

“Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.”

— Mike Ditka

Money

“Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.”

— Mike Ditka

Peace

“Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.”

— Mike Ditka

Failure

“I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much.”

— Mike Ditka

Health

“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

Change

“You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it.”

— Mike Ditka

Diet

“There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also.”

— Mike Ditka

Pet

“We have a strange and wonderful relationship - he's strange and I'm wonderful.”

— Mike Ditka

Relationship