26 Quotes by Dick Butkus

My thing is trying to convince them they can win, ... Anything that happens that's good, they think, 'Oh, it's an accident, when is the roof caving in?' You've got to get them out of that mental framework.

(First win) feels good for the kids. We had a tough loss last week that could have gone either way. It's been a hard camp for the kids and they deserve to get one win.

At a picnic the moms put on for the team and coaches, I said that all the reality shows are turning around and showing good things, not bad things.

If I was smart enough to be a doctor, I’d be a doctor. I ain’t, so I’m a football player.

We’re a big check mark on everybody’s schedule. I told them it’s just another challenge; let’s go after it.

If we’re not on them, they go back to their old ways.

Anything that happens that’s good, they think, Oh, it’s an accident, when is the roof caving in? You’ve got to get them out of that mental framework.

The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don’t make as much money as during their active careers.