Football Quotes

One of the reasons I never went into pro football was because I wanted my kids to grow up around an academic environment. And that's exactly what we did.

Ara Parseghian
- Up
- Kids
- Environment
It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.

Frank Gifford

Some of the most innovative things in football I see at high school games. It's not the play - it's when you run it. The right time.

Bud Grant
- Time
- School
- High
Once you have a plan, you must sell it to the players. It is not enough to put it on the blackboard and say, 'Okay, here it is.' You have to convince the players that the plan is a good one and show them, in specific ways, why it will work. If you do, you send them out to the practice field with more confidence.

Joe Gibbs
- Good
- Work
- Why
I think college football is a reflection of Middle America. You go into a college football town, and you will find three generations of a family sitting together. It's a rallying point for the university, the community, and the families.

Keith Jackson
- Family
- America
- Together
We've got some talented people in my family in regards to football, and we do it the right way.

Clay Matthews III
- People
- Family
- Football
It's not an exercise on how to avoid getting hit. I think there are certain safety measures that take care of the mental part of it, with players not looking to hit somebody in the head. They've done that. But let's not take the entertainment value out of football.

Bud Grant
- Done
- Value
- Exercise
At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.

David Beckham
- World
- Football