Nfl Quotes - Page 21

• When we started NFL Films, there were no focus groups, there were no demographic studies, there were no surveys. Every decision that we made, we made with our hearts, not with our heads. And, in the very beginning, we really didn't even have a business plan.

  Steve Sabol

  Heart, Focus, Decision

  "The "I Am" Q&A". CNBC Interview, www.cnbc.com. June 24, 2012.

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• You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who was in speech therapy for three years as a child because I had a lisp; and a slow stiff kid from the suburbs who became an All-Pro in the NFL.

  Karl Mecklenburg

  Dream, Children, Kids

  Karl Mecklenburg (2009). “Heart of a Student Athlete: All-Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families”, p.40, Greenleaf Book Group

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

  Karl Mecklenburg

  Funny, Thinking, Important

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• I've been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the NFL.

  Peyton Manning

  Sports, Reality, Forever

  Farewell Press Conference -- Indianapolis Colts, delivered 7 March 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana

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• I love the NFL. I don't have a team per se, but I'm into it.

  Noel Gallagher

  Team

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• Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.'

  Paul Pierce

  Basketball, Sports, Football

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• I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.

  Aaron Rodgers

  Greatness, Levels, Expecting

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• 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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• Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven't done that yet. No matter how many games we've played, it's still hard to figure out when you've made it in the NFL.

  Robert Griffin III

  Games, Accomplishment, Matter

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• It's not about talent once you get to the NFL because everyone's got it. It's about being willing to go that extra mile to be the best and that's something that I've always done.

  Robert Griffin III

  Done, Talent, Being The Best

  "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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• Watching football is like watching pornography. There's plenty of action, and I can't take my eyes off it, but when it's over, I wonder why the hell I spent an afternoon doing it.

  Luke Salisbury

  Funny, Football, Eye

  Luke Salisbury (1990). “The answer is baseball: a book of questions that illuminate the great game”, Vintage Books

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• If somebody mistreats you, treat’em good. That kills’em.

  Bobby Bowden

  Sports, Ems, Killing

  “Bobby Bowden: What I've Learned” by Call Fussman, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2009.

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• I have always liked sport and only played or run races for the fun of the thing.

  Jim Thorpe

  Sports, Running, Fun

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• I give 'em the hip, then I take it away.

  Jim Thorpe

  Motivational, Athlete, Giving

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• You cannot lose games in the NFL, and still win

  Trent Dilfer

  Winning, Games, Stills

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• I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.

  Cam Newton

  Second Chance, People, Example

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• I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.

  Peyton Manning

  Fun, School, Player

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• In the long run, the cream always rises and the crap always sinks.

  John Elway

  Running, Long, Cream

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• A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.

  Bobby Bowden

  Sports, Courses, Has Beens

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• He who gets the best players usually wins.

  Bobby Bowden

  Sports, Winning, Player

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• I'll just say this. There was no way we were going to lose at home on this day in this in this city for all those people.

  Tom Coughlin

  Home, Cities, People

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• The big play comes with the pass.

  Sid Gillman

  Play, Bigs

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• Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too.

  Bum Phillips

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• He may not be in a class all by himself, but it don't take long to call the roll.

  Bum Phillips

  Class, Long, May

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• Nothing. And, I don't start before noon.

  Bum Phillips

  Noon

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