Great Throughts Treasury

"It's your body and you're going to have a much better life, you are going to have a quality life, better lifestyle, you're going to be healthier, you're going to be happier, you're going to enjoy the people around you and they're going to enjoy you more."

"I've never seen a performance like that."

"I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes."

"Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that."

"Just look at the effect turnovers have had in these playoffs. If you get pressure on the other guy, you take the ball away from him. Then you're on a short field, you get a lead and the other guy is forced to do things he doesn't want to do."

"Life goes on. We accomplished something tremendously together. I didn't accomplish again without him, and he didn't accomplish without me. So maybe we're just good together."

"Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. 190, which isn't that high. I took it down to about 130 and it's probably about 140 or 145 now."

"One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much."

"People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time."

"So, when it comes to eating healthy, it?s just doing the right thing. And it?s not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it?s something you have to do 25 days a month. Let?s put it that way."

"Success isn?t measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace."

"Some people are willing to pay the price and it?s the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There?s some discipline involved. There?s some sacrifices."

"Pittsburgh may be a team of destiny. They find a way to get it done."

"Sometimes, you don't have enough patience with guys. When you ... don't see the effort, you don't understand it. When you see guys that are just going through the motions, as a coach, you get frustrated, especially if you're a competitor, which Mike is and which I was."

"Really, if I'm gonna eat a meat, I'd rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meat and I've had some awfully good venison in some of the great restaurants."

"The Halftime Flush -- that's very serious business. I mean, you've got 90 million Americans flushing toilets. You could have a tragic clogging problem in America."

"There's just me and my wife and a dog and we feed him Healthy Choice also."

"That's the first thing I thought. Walter was probably more flashy with his style, but they both have the same toughness. And they both hit the hole. If he doesn't make you miss, he's going to make you hurt. I love that."

"They are like flies. They fly in an out."

"To have a Pittsburgh guy here. You don't need any more California guys here, gang. We don't need any of that crap."

"Well, after I had the heart attack, it was a very simple choice. What the doctor told me I did and I did it religiously. I ate nothing but lean turkey breast or chicken breast or a piece of fish that was very lean. I mean I stayed away from everything."

"We have a strange and wonderful relationship ? he?s strange and I?m wonderful."

"When I get my heart rate up, I get good exercise and I think it's good for a lot of things, plus it's not hurting my hips right now."

"When I put some Tabasco on things, and there's really nothing in Tabasco, it's not bad for you in any way, so that's kind of become my substitute. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that's okay."

"What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining."

"You can talk about whatever else you want to talk about in this game. But unless Seattle can handle that blitz, they won't even be in the football game."

"You put a lot of pressure on the coach and Brett Favre and it's not going to happen. Plus, this is a football team that doesn't have a lot of cap room. They have a lot of problems and the fix is not going to happen overnight."

"You have to be tough."

"You've got to have a Pittsburgh guy, ... You don't need any more California guys here, gang. You don't need 'em. They come and go like the flies."

"You drive for show, but you still putt for dough. No matter what happens, we've said it throughout history. When it comes time for the playoffs, defense does count. It does matter."

"You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it."