Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win.
"Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson" was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4. His Oklahoma Sooners football/Oklahoma Sooners won three College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS/national championships (1950, 1955, and 1956) and 14 conference titles. Between 1953 and 1957, Wilkinson's Oklahoma squads won 47 straight games, a record that still stands at the highest level of college football. After retiring from coaching following the 1963 season, Wilkinson entered into politics and, in 1965, became a broadcaster with ESPN on ABC/ABC Sports. He returned to coaching in 1978, helming the Arizona Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League for two seasons. Wilkinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1969.
More Bud Wilkinson on Wikipedia.Morale and attitude are the fundamental ingredients to success.
Losing is easy. It's not enjoyable, but it's easy.
If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.
The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.
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