[flashback:]
Marshall: Come on! What ever happened to the guy who wasn't afraid to charge headlong into the unknown?
Ted: What unknown? Sure, eight years ago, when I stole that French horn, yeah, that was the unknown. But now? How many times have we been here? I know exactly what's gonna happen.
Marshall: You know who else knew exactly what was gonna happen? The Washington Generals on January 5th, 1971. They knew they were gonna lose, and they went in there and gave it their best shot anyway. And they won that game, Ted, for one reason and for one reason only.
Ted: Scoring error and the fact that Curly Neal had the flu?
Marshall: Perseverance. It was the only win in Generals history. But that's all you need. Just one win.