When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction.

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"Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen for what they don’t want to hear."

- John Madden

Awareness

"I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums."

- John Madden

Belief

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble."

- John Madden

Integrity

"We will win this struggle — not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace… so help us God."

- John Madden

Courage

"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."

- John Madden

Adversity

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

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"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

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"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Courage

"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

Courage