Football Quotes by Merlin Olsen

9 Football quotes by Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen’s nine reflections on football capture the steady, disciplined approach that defined his career. Though brief, the quotes offer a clear view of his perspective for anyone interested in his legacy.

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I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

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Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years.

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It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.

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Team doctors' jobs those days were to keep you on the field.

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Our coach was absolutely out of his head. He must have read Bear Bryant's book. We had 78 players out. The first…

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Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self- determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public…

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The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept…

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I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it…

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You can take the best team and the worst team and line them up and you would find very little physical difference.…

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I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it been available.

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After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

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Fight for time with your family. They grow so quickly, and they are gone.

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I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

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I bet I made close to 20 tackles because nobody on either side knew what they were doing.

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I can ski out of my back door.

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Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the…

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I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

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Jogging is my idea of nothing to do.

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