RE: On the art of quitting and the philosophy of Tommy Angelo.
The "never quit" idea is only valuable when you are playing a game without real consequences. Sports are usually set up to ensure that all of the participants can give 110% without loss of life or financial ruin. It is a dangerous misapplication of the principle if you vow to "never quit" in real life, where you are exposed to real risks.
Mountain climbers, at least the ones who live to middle age, are always ready to quit. Same thing for pilots, cave divers, and other adventurers.
Sports is an activity that benefits from a "never quit" attitude, but there are others that are frequently overlooked. Academics is the one that comes to mind. College is set up to ensure that students can take on big tasks and apply the "never quit" principle without taking on serious risk. Very few students see it that way, though.
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I quit college four times and can't say I think any of them was a bad idea, although at that age my methodology wasn't good.