- Golf
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
- Amazing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Montana and I had a chemistry that was unbelievable. When I first came into the league he told me I added five years to his career, and I just think we complimented each other very well and were able to do some amazing things out on the football field.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been writing since I was sixteen. At first, I wrote mostly short stories and poetry. The first thing I ever had published was a poem about a football game. It was printed in my local newspaper.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter who you are, football's a business. At some stage you're going to have to leave a football club; that's just normal.
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was easy to get wrapped up in some of the negative stuff, but obviously I chose not to. I didn't want to get in trouble and end up in prison where I can't play football. It was as simple as that.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
To get the title for your home country in another country like Brazil, the home of football - it was amazing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.
- Chronic
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020