Nfl Players Quotes

• I think if you're a good high school player that you have the ability to be a good college football player. If you're a good college football then you have the ability to be a great NFL player.

  Robert Griffin III

  Football, School, Player

  "Robert Griffin III Prepares For NFL Draft, Talks Peyton Manning From Super Bowl 2012" By Chris Greenberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 4, 2012.

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• It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

  Vince Lombardi

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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  If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother.

  Bo Jackson

  Motivational, Soccer, Football

  Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• When you win, nothing hurts.

  Joe Namath

  Softball, Sports, Baseball

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• I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Terry Bradshaw couldn’t spell ‘cat’ if you spotted him the ‘C’ and the ‘A’.

  Thomas Henderson

  Cat, Nfl Football, Funny Football

  Thomas Henderson (1988). “Out of Control”, Pocket

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• Most football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental.

  Doug Plank

  Sports, Football, Player

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• Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.

  Bill Peterson

  Stupid, Men, Thinking

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• Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

  Joe Theismann

  Funny, Sports, Football

  "Conrad Smith sees USA challenge in all black and white: it's about the win" by Alexander Bisley, www.theguardian.com. October 30, 2014.

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• People say I'll be drafted in the first round, maybe even higher.

  Craig Heyward

  Football, People, Firsts

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• You play to win the game.

  Herman Edwards

  Sports, Winning, Games

  News conference, Hempstead, N.Y., 30 Oct. 2002.

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• Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.

  Jim Brown

  Motivational, Football, Hurt

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• What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

  Mike Ditka

  Sports, Differences, Three

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• Winners never quit and quitters never win.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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  I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.

  Knute Rockne

  Football, Prayer, Player

  "Text of Bush's Notre Dame speech". edition.cnn.com. May 20, 2001.

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• Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.

  John Heisman

  Soccer, Sports, Football

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• He can be a great player in this league if he learns how to say two words: "I'm full."

  Jerry Glanville

  Player, Nfl, Two

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• Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport.

  Duffy Daugherty

  Sports, Football, Ballet

  Quoted in L.A. Times, 5 Oct. 1963

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• Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Dance, Sports

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

  Vince Lombardi

  Sports, Respect, Football

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

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational, Basketball, Teamwork

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• I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's.

  Alex Karras

  Inspirational, Football, Teenager

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• Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?

  Jim Bouton

  Teamwork, Sports, Baseball

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• I had to add Oguchi into the list. After all, he’s a soccer player—fittest athletes ever. At 6'4 210 pounds, he's one of the most feared men in the world's game.
  I've played against a lot of massive defenders. And no one has Oguchi's strength. His shoulders and chest are so big that people confuse him with an NFL player. He can move anyone in the game with one arm, including the best strikers in the world. Guys absolutely fear him.

  Charlie Davies

  Soccer, Moving, Athlete

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