Subject: Sports » Football (Page 4)

The older you get, the faster you ran as a kid.

professional football player & coach

It’s shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your interest in standing around eating steaks you lose everything.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The New York Jets have been given permission to sell Girl Scout Cookies.

(1947 – ) comedian & television host

We stunk… we blocked bad… we were terrible on defense and our kicking game made up for it by being absolutely horrible; I saw nothing that delighted me, though we ran on the field fairly well.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Sure, luck means a lot in football; not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

(1930 – ) American football player & coach

The best time to play a freshman is when he is a junior.

Minnesota football coach

Could he run? Are you kidding? He had more moves than Mayflower Van Lines.

Tennessee football player

He runs like a camel… a really pissed off camel.

(1925 – ) American professional football player

Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.

professional football player

I'm broke and I'm back.

American football player

 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

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.

I don’t know. I only played there for nine years.

American football player

Because if it doesn't work out, I don't want to blow the whole day.

American football player

I’m going to send the injured reserve players out for the toss next time.

professional football coach

Defensively, I think it’s important for us to tackle.

professional football player

 He can be a great player in this league for a long time if he learns to say two words: I'm full.

professional football & TV commentator

After indulging in some heavy, late-night research with scholarly friends, Bobby was driving back to his hotel, innocently enough, when he was sideswiped by several empty cars lurking at curbside.

(1919 – ) American sportswriter

Never worry about missing a field goal. Just blame the holder and think about making the next one.

professional football kicker (once seen wearing a watch during a game)