“There have been no Vince Lombardi speeches, no gimmick stats. We haven't had to motivate them that way, they do it intrinsically, they want to dive on the floor.”

“It really didn't affect us. We were really motivated after that happened. We were just ready to play and ready to get it started.”

“The kids are in an upbeat mood. They are focused. They had some sessions with psychologist and motivational speakers so we have attacked the physical and the mental side as well.”

“cultural, yes, but a lot of it comes from the very deeply ingrained belief system here. And it's that belief system that motivates people to respond this way.”

“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.”

“The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater is the motivation among the members to achieve the goals of the group, and the greater the probability that the group will achieve its goals.”

“We get a large chunk of Bush voters who are not motivated to go out and vote for Republicans this fall. That puts a lot of red districts into play.”

“We were playing for No. 30 tonight. That was our motivation. He's a three-year starter and he's been denied half his senior year.”

“I feel like I was closing the chapter on the whole New Mexico thing. The motivation was definitely there, with a guy I used to play for, former teammates.”

“When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life”