“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence”

“We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.”

“Gentlemen, this is the football.”

“Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”

“The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“Perfection is not attainable,” he used to say, quoting Vince Lombardi. “But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”