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> [Pros like myself played football not for money or glory, but for the simplest reason: the love of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/pros-like-myself-played-football-not-for-money-or-glory-but-for-the/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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> [And you get into that sort of cannibalistic feeling - all you want to do is go out there and, like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/and-you-get-into-that-sort-of-cannibalistic-feeling-all-you-want-to/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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> [You've got to play with that killer instinct, man. You've got to hate that guy across from you. Then after the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/you-ve-got-to-play-with-that-killer-instinct-man-you-ve-got-to-hate/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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> [The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that Deion Sanders. He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/the-positions-i-played-every-play-i-was-making-contact-not-like-that/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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> [For what my generation did and went through and so forth, and what these glamour boys earn for what little they play,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/for-what-my-generation-did-and-went-through-and-so-forth-and-what/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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## Other authors on Best football

## More by Chuck Bednarik

> [Pros like myself played football not for money or glory, but for the simplest reason: the love of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/pros-like-myself-played-football-not-for-money-or-glory-but-for-the/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

> [And you get into that sort of cannibalistic feeling - all you want to do is go out there and, like I say, kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/and-you-get-into-that-sort-of-cannibalistic-feeling-all-you-want-to/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

> [You've got to play with that killer instinct, man. You've got to hate that guy across from you. Then after the game is over,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/you-ve-got-to-play-with-that-killer-instinct-man-you-ve-got-to-hate/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

> [The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that Deion Sanders. He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/the-positions-i-played-every-play-i-was-making-contact-not-like-that/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

> [About a minute-and-a-half to go. He goes on a down-and-in pass. As soon as he caught it, I really puffed him, and his head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/about-a-minute-and-a-half-to-go-he-goes-on-a-down-and-in-pass-as-soon/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

> [For what my generation did and went through and so forth, and what these glamour boys earn for what little they play, it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-bednarik/for-what-my-generation-did-and-went-through-and-so-forth-and-what/)

[Chuck Bednarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-bednarik/)

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