Few people get to earn a living at what they like to do and there are hazards in any profession. Football is something I was made for. I gave the game all I could for as long as I could.… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much money as during their active careers. — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
I worked hard at becoming a professional football player, just like society says you should. It said you had to be fierce. I was… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
Few people get to earn a living at what they like to do and there are hazards in any profession. Football is something I… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
Anything that happens that's good, they think, Oh, it's an accident, when is the roof caving in? You've got to get them out of… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
If I was smart enough to be a doctor, I'd be a doctor. I ain't, so I'm a football player. — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important - like a league game or something. — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge; let's go after it. — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
Some parents were nervous about how they would portray everything, ... At a picnic the moms put on for the team and coaches, I… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
