Duffy Daugherty Quotes

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

Never give up on your dreams.

If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

You have to keep going and pursue your dreams.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

I just get up in the morning and say: 'Yeah man, I'm ready to score goals.'

How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

I probably went into sports with a sense of competitiveness and came out of it even more competitive.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

I had great football players. To be quite truthful, my great football players, the ones who wanted the ball at the end of the games, they weren't focused on money. They want to do something great. They want to go to Pro Bowls. They want to win Super Bowls. Those are the people that succeed in sports - or in business.

If you have a dream, don't let anything stand in your way.

Hopefully I can be one of the best midfielders in the world. That's what drives me on: to try and achieve that and to try and go on and win many things.

My ambition is to win some trophies. That's why I am playing football.

I'm a believer in finding a passion, hard work and definitely not giving up on your dream.

You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream.

I want to be the best Blazer - ever.

It just goes to show, if you remain focused and you have a dream and you have a desire to do something, then no matter what gets in your way, you can never lose hope. It's possible.

I have been relegated as a player, and I have suffered the feeling of failure. It is awful, and when you are part of an international outfit that gets so close, and you don't do it, it is not a good feeling. I don't want that again. I want to be part of a team that does something no one else has done.

When I was coaching, I wasn't worried about what I was making. I was worried about winning a championship.

I've always had visions of being a starting quarterback. That's why I come to work every day.

I'm somebody who tries to remain positive and looks forward to setting goals and reaching them. But that's easier said than done.