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- Nov 07, 2020
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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- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota State to the World League of American Football with the Amsterdam Admirals, and fortunately I did well enough there that the New England Patriots decided to sign me and give me a chance.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think any of us are above the ability to change football from what it is.
- Not Good Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a coach when I was getting recruited say maybe you should play basketball at a Division III level, because you're not good enough to play football in college.
- Nov 07, 2020
Cris Carter and Randy Moss - they're the guys who made me want to play football and be a receiver.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought I was better at basketball, but obviously people didn't think so. But I loved them equally, whether it be baseball season, basketball, football, golf, I liked them equally.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't really care what people think about me or the color of my skin. I'm just playing football.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's football. There's emotions.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there's a lot of people that still don't believe in me, and obviously, I love proving people wrong and helping the football team win games any possible way I can.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like me personally, I'm not a huge football guy, but I do watch the Super Bowl every year, and I get into it because it's exciting.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's impossible to play football in a world among men and not fight for equality.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never considered myself less worthy than a man in football. Never. Never, never, never.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020