Subject: Sports » Football

Here’s a guy who when he runs, he moves faster.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

Football doesn’t build character; it eliminates the weak ones.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

 If you're a coach, NFL stands for "Not For Long."

professional football & TV commentator

 This job is better than I could get if I used my college degree, which, at this point, I can't remember what it was in.

professional football player

Maybe I have lost a step, but I had a few to lose.

professional football player

I don't think he's got much of a future here, because I plan on going to all the games.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

There isn't anything wrong with winning ugly… as a matter of fact, there isn't anything wrong with being ugly – as long as you're successful.

(1937 – ) football coach, sportscaster, author & speaker

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.

(1937 – ) football coach, sportscaster, author & speaker

If you’re mad at your kid, you can either raise him to be a nose tackle or send him out to play on the freeway. It’s about the same.

professional football player

In order to resemble William Perry, we have rented a Winnebago for our offensive line to practice against.

American football player, coach & college athletics administrator

He's the kind of player who usually comes along rarely and sometimes never.

(1927 – ) American football coach

Dracula and LSU football are at their best after the sun goes down.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

I’m fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was over and he had time for a nice funeral.

wife of coach Don Shula

The place was so empty, they could have had archery practice.

American football coach

They say losing builds character. I have all the character I need.

American football coach

I'm sorry, sir, I'm not permitted to gamble.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor

I just wrap my arms around the whole backfield and peel 'em off one by one until I get to the ball carrier… him I keep.

professional football player

Tom Landry is such a perfectionist that if he were married to Dolly Parton, he’d ask her to cook.

American football player

I won’t know until my barber tells me on Monday.

(1888 – 1931) American football player & coach

I’m a light eater. As soon as it's light, I start to eat.

(1925 – ) American professional football player

My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget.

professional football player