WATCH: Remembering the LEGENDARY Mike Ditka

You have to earn your respect. You don't. you can't be given respect unless you. earn it. And I don't think there are. very many people even right now. And I. doubt there are a lot in this room who. really respect this team. And I say that. in all honesty. And I think that that's. the way I like it. That's the way they. want it. They want to just go out there. and keep proving it. And I think to me. that's what's important in life. It's. not what people think of you. It's what. you think of yourself. And if you think. enough of yourself, then you make the. guy you're playing against think you're. good, too. And if you do that,

everything's going to work out. >> Mike Ditka, the legendary Chicago Bears. player and coach, died yesterday at the. age of 86. A Hall of Famer and Super. Bowl champion, Ditka was known for his. toughness, confidence, and strong belief. and what it takes to.