Michael Keller Ditka (b.1939) is a former American football player, coach, and television commentator. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win an NFL title as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach. Ditka is also the only individual in modern NFL history to win a championship with the same team as a player and a head coach. Ditka was the only person to participate in both of the last two Chicago Bears’ championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985.
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I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.
—Mike Ditka
Topics: Value, Belief
You’re never a loser until you quit trying.
—Mike Ditka
Topics: Losing, Loss, Losers
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