Chris Borland Quotes
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Back then I said to myself 'screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined.
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I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.
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It was about being wanted, it was about winning, and it was about my passion for the game. I just loved it. I absolutely loved to compete and to step out onto that football field with my teammates.
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
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There are times where I am trying to make the big play before I even catch the football.
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Some of football's gaudiest displays of manliness are purely aesthetic. It's not what players do, it's how they look doing it.
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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
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In football, you are going to have highs and lows, and you have to recognize when you have new opportunities and walk in those.
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I had actually gone to a church-related college, but I went on a football scholarship, not because of any interest in the church.
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I see myself not only as a football player, but an entertainer and icon.
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I love the game so much. I've been penalized. I've been fined. I have some regrets in my career. But for those four hours on Sunday, you can be free and just let it all go. Retiring had nothing to do with football; it had to do with my family.
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Pops played football for LSU. Ever since I can remember, I've been working with him running routes and stuff.
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I used to play football at school, and I enjoyed really physical sports, but I now try to avoid any sports that might build up different muscles. That might have a negative impact on my archery.
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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot. When we were playing in the street, it was more touch football, so we didn't hit each other into cars.
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Nobody really doubted me playing football, making it to the NFL. I was like, 'I know I can do that.'
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I hate being in Los Angeles when it's football season. I want to be in New York. It just doesn't feel right if I'm away.
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It is good, it is better to be voted by the players - they know everything about football.
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Interviewing Rei Kawakubo in Tokyo and John Galliano in Paris, both for 'Pop' magazine, were huge for me, not just in learning about fashion and writing but about how little desire I had to be a critic/reporter/journalist/commentator so much as a kind of travel diarist.
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I started playing football in a school back in Sao Vicente when I was five years old, going towards six. Those were my first steps, among those kids, and then I kept going.
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There is nothing like champagne to ensure sweet dreams.
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When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.
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Twelve-piece cookware sets for ninety-nine bucks are routinely hawked on late-night TV - often by friends of mine. But with a mere five pieces, you can do whatever you like - slay the dragon and then cook its tenderloin in the style of the duke of Wellington, if you want to.
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Success must never be measured by how much money you have.
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As far as what it takes to play football, I've got all it requires.
