Football Quotes

I know I had been successful in football. I had been successful in broadcasting. I didn't think that anything could touch me. I thought, I can beat anything.

Pat Summerall
- Me
- Football
- Thought
You have to remember one thing: Football is entertainment; it's not life or death. Once the game is over, you're already talking about next year and the draft. It's just entertainment.

Bud Grant
- Life
- Remember
- Game

I feel like after my incident, it really made me realize football is not here forever. I'm all the more anxious to come out here and let my teammates know, 'Look, hey, this is the same JPP. Missing fingers aren't going to stop me from playing some ball.'

Jason Pierre-Paul
- Stop
- Forever
- Missing
Steven Adler and I played football in the street when we were 12. I remember rehearsing in my bedroom with my first band, and some kid climbed over the fence of my backyard and peeked his head in the window to see who was rocking. It was Slash.

Flea Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Remember
- Band
- Window
When I was seven we moved to Orpington, and in my new school, I was kept in for extra lessons to learn 'joined-up' writing instead of playing football. I still think that my poor handwriting and lack of soccer skills date from that period.

Martin Evans
- Up
- Writing
- School
I am smarter because I stayed in school, and I am a better football player.

Dak Prescott
- School
- Football
- Player
I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.

J. J. Watt
- School
- High
- Want
Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur.

Darell Hammond
- Up
- School
- Home