Merlin Olsen famous quotes

04-17-2025

The focus of my life begins at home with family, loved ones and friends. I want to use my resources to create a secure environment that fosters love, learning, laughter and mutual success. I will protect and value integrity. I will admit and quickly correct my mistakes. I will be a self-starter. I will be a caring person. I will be a good listener with an open mind. I will continue to grow and learn. I will facilitate and celebrate the success of others.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Laughter #Integrity #Mistake
Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self- determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public gaze, which is the emotion that galvanizes the backs and receivers.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Football #Simple #Self
One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Funny #Pain #Nfl
You are the land. The land is you.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Inspirational #Land
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Sports #Perseverance #Hard Work
Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Years #Exciting
I do not believe that there is any secret or single formula for success, but there are common threads of thought and action that characterize the successful people that I have been fortunate enough to know and observe. I do know, from my own experience, that our chance of succeeding is much greater when we organize and take charge of our lives. When we are willing to make decisions, we aggressively pursue those things in life that are important to us.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Leadership #Sports #Believe
After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Stars #Ideas #Games
Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first day 35 quit. Twenty quit the second day. We ended with 17 players. It was depressing.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Depressing #Book #Player
Sigma Chi was a learning experience for me in personal growth, in finding out more about myself, in shaping my life more effectively, and in directing my energies more efficiently. All of those things were heavily influenced by my Sigma Chi experience. There is no question that that has had a tremendous impact on my career, profesionally and on my life.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Careers #Impact #Growth
I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Pounds #Caught #Bigs
I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Important #Weight #Agility
I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Football #Games #Central Park
I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Hurt #Should #More Time
I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it been available.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Football #Hockey #Towns
I just wanted to be an athlete.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Athlete #Wanted
The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Sports #Team #Winning
The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Basketball #Wall #Cutting
It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Basketball #Football #Realizing
We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Basketball #Dream #Real
Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Basketball #Swimming #Crowds
I can ski out of my back door.
-- Merlin Olsen

#Doors #Skis

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