I never played the game for money and attention. I love football, and I've had a blast. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
A piece of my heart will always be in football, but my mind ended it. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Dementia pugilistica was discovered in 1928... And we still have boxing. Football will continue. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I don't consider football fun. It's not like a water park or a baseball game. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think it's unfair to punish players for inherent faults in the game. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I loved football. I'm so glad I played. But I didn't think it was wise for me to play longer. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The act of riding a bicycle isn't causing brain trauma. Yeah, you could fall, but that's if something goes wrong. Everything could… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I walked away from pro football and a $2.9 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers because I didn't want to develop CTE. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I guess I compete in everything I do, but it's always good to get out and be active and find an outlet… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Football is an elective. It's a game. It's make-believe. And to think that people have brain damage from some made-up game. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think I'm connected to this issue in some capacity, football and brain damage. So carving out a way to address it… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I enjoyed playing, and I've got a full and happy life now, so it's not like I'm looking back longingly at my… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I would never call myself anti-football. I think I'm pro-information, pro-people making informed individual choices, pro-health, so for that reason, personally, I'm… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think it actually is easier for players to abstain from watching than it is for people who haven't experienced it. I… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I never thought my choice to leave the NFL would lead to 'Face the Nation.' When I first thought of quitting, I… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
My experience over my five years at Wisconsin and my one year in the NFL was that there were times where I… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
The reality is that it's just the nature of the game. It's the nature of playing offensive line, defensive line, and linebackers,… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
My breadth of football experience, my injury history, and my all-or-nothing goal to become one of the best linebackers in the NFL,… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think I did a good job of compartmentalizing my life. It's crazy to say it, but even if football was this… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling,… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Dehumanizing sounds so extreme, but when you're fighting for a football at the bottom of the pile, it is kind of dehumanizing. — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Obviously, football and soccer seem to clash a lot, but soccer was great for me. It's a game that you play with… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I'm the soft guy. But I'm fine with being… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
It would be ill-advised to compare war and a sport, but I don't think the brain knows the difference. With post-traumatic stress… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
Folks who blithely disregard the benefits of football likely haven't played or are being intellectually dishonest. The game, perhaps more than any… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think flag football is a great alternative, and it's a great game in its own right. It's a wonderful alternative. You… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I can't predict the future of football. I don't think it'll go the way of boxing because it's a team sport. It's… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I'm the soft guy. But I'm fine with being the soft,… — Chris Borland Copy Share
A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are left out… — Chris Borland Copy Share
I was a history undergrad, and there's some things I could do in academics or business. — Chris Borland Copy Share
The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve… — Chris Borland Copy Share
One healthy thing I'd like for players to know, whether they're active or former, is you likely can't replicate the thrill of playing before… — Chris Borland Copy Share
Sports are my passion. They have been since I was a kid. So I think I'll be involved in sports in some capacity no… — Chris Borland Copy Share
Obviously, not the biggest guy in stature. Straight-line speed wasn't my forte either. But I play very fast because I know the game. I… — Chris Borland Copy Share
I think I'm connected to this issue in some capacity, football and brain damage. So carving out a way to address it tactfully is… — Chris Borland Copy Share
One thing that's important to understand is that it's believed that the pathology of CTE doesn't have to do with concussion so much as… — Chris Borland Copy Share
I can't predict the future of football. I don't think it'll go the way of boxing because it's a team sport. It's built into… — Chris Borland Copy Share
My experience over my five years at Wisconsin and my one year in the NFL was that there were times where I couldn't play… — Chris Borland Copy Share
