“Win just one for the Gipper.” — Knute Rockne, Notre Dame“Mama called.” — Paul "Bear" Bryant, on coming home to Alabama“It's not the will to win that matters. Everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.” — Paul "Bear" Bryant“The band is out on the field!” — Joe Starkey, Cal vs. Stanford, 1982“Auburn's gonna win the football game!” — Rod Bramblett, the Kick Six, 2013“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” — Lou Holtz“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” — Vince Lombardi

“Win just one for the Gipper.” — Knute Rockne, Notre Dame“Mama called.” — Paul "Bear" Bryant, on coming home to Alabama“It's not the will to win that matters. Everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.” — Paul "Bear" Bryant“The band is out on the field!” — Joe Starkey, Cal vs. Stanford, 1982“Auburn's gonna win the football game!” — Rod Bramblett, the Kick Six, 2013“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” — Lou Holtz“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” — Vince Lombardi

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