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Football Quotes
Reflections from the field, the sideline, and the stands.
This set of football quotes draws on players describing what the game demanded of them, from proving doubters wrong despite their size to naming the skills that earned them a nickname. A few speak plainly about football being central to who they are, not just a pastime. For more on the people who play it, see our Football Players quotes.
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What I've discovered is that from football fans to undertakers, secret agents to marble-players and politicians, we all are part of at least one tribe. By tribes, I'm talking anthropologically; these groups are determined less by genes and more by the work they do or the passions they pursue.
- Making
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Football's in my blood - and eventually I want to be the one making decisions.
- I Am
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The way I was brought up by my parents and guided through my football life by the influences of various managers means that in some ways I am black and white.
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I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.
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You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem.
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I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.
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When I was a kid, I collected cactuses. I had hundreds of different kinds in my room. I was a weird child. Everyone was playing football, and I was collecting cactuses. I spent all my money on them. I had so many colors and shapes. I even gave them names.
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I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother played more lacrosse and ran track.
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I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.
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I can't imagine as a rookie actually playing good football. I went through it.
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I think Tom Coughlin is an amazing motivator. When you look at his personality, you say, 'Oh, I don't know about that.' But there's some ability he has to laser-focus a football team when it's most important. He seems to be a real valuable asset, kind of Knute Rocke almost.
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