Merlin Olsen

“The key to the success of any producer is to have a great staff. When you have a great staff, the producer's job is a snap.”

“I've always felt that the most important thing for an actor is to know who you are, and to know what you are doing, and why.”

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”

“I don't think you can be a great player without being a great teammate.”

“I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it.”

“The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.”

“What you are is a matter of circumstance; what you become is a matter of choice.”

“I was always taught that you have to work for what you get. You have to believe in what you are doing.”

“I was told I would never make it as a professional football player, and the amazing part is that I believed it. And I went on to become an All-Pro.”

“A good coach is a good teacher and our modern-day sport of football is a game of planned execution.”

“Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.”

“You have to be willing to get your nose bloody. You have to be willing to get your feelings hurt.”