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		From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.
	
	  Walter Smith Walter Smith
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		I played football in the fall when I was in high school. Then basketball, a different conditioning - you're running up and down the courts. Then you come into baseball, you're doing a sprint to hit a triple.
	
	  Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez
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		Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.
	
	  J. R. Moehringer J. R. Moehringer
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		It was weird - writing is a stupid thing to do. I come up here in the morning to a pleasant room in the roof of my house and imagine I'm a black South American football superstar; then I have to imagine I'm a female pop celebrity who's pregnant. It's a completely mad way to spend your time.
	
	  Mal Peet Mal Peet
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		Many people, many girls have tried to teach me the rules to football. And you would think that it would get in my head that way, but I just don't understand it.
	
	  John Hodgman John Hodgman
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		I certainly had second thoughts about the way the second half went, so we want to be more balanced. We want to make sure we don't go into a game and come out of there saying, 'Hey, look, we let it get away from us by throwing the ball too much.
	
	  Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs
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		You may love football, but that doesn't mean you have any business trying to play the sport. It's the same thing with filmmaking... everybody has a great idea for a movie, but do you have the stamina to get good at your craft and deal with how heartbreaking it is?
	
	  Adam Green Adam Green
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		I went to Brigham Young University on a football scholarship. I wasn't a football player; I was a place kicker.
	
	  Jason Chaffetz Jason Chaffetz
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		I think what really matters is the support you get in football regardless of the uniform you wear. Some girls feel good playing in long shorts, while some of them feel good playing in tighter shorts. I'm not against it. It's obvious that women have to explore that female side of things, and I don't think that's a mistake.
	
	  Marta Vieira da Silva Marta Vieira da Silva
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		Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team.
	
	  Jon Gruden Jon Gruden
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		Football teams represent cities and colleges and schools. The people have built great stadiums, and the game is culturally intertwined with our calendar. We don't go back to college for the college. We go back for a football game, and, yes, we even call that 'homecoming.'
	
	  Frank Deford Frank Deford
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		Baseball is what we were, and football is what we have become.
	
	  Mary McGrory Mary McGrory