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Football Quotes by George Blanda

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George Blanda says he loves winning and sees competition as the fuel that pushes him, and he remembers a coach who taught that football should be a stepping stone, not a definition of who you are. He also points out that the best quarterbacks stay in the pocket and don’t need to run, and that a pro player’s luck includes meeting many people and making business connections.

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I'll be the judge of when I can't play anymore.

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I don't read much about the Canadian Football League.

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It's no big deal, starting a game.

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How many players can say they played 26 years? Nobody.

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No one ever dreams about being a backup quarterback.

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I like winning and hate being second best.

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I will play as long as I can help a team win.

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I hate to lose. I can't stand to lose.

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I think a football career should be used as a stepping stone to something better - not as an end in Itself.

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I always considered myself a student of the game of football.

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In football, like any other sport, you have to prove yourself in every game.

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Once you quit football, you might want to come back. But if you sit out a year, you're finished.

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The one record I was happy to get rid of was the one for the most interceptions, when Brett Favre got that…

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I make more money in the off-season than I do playing football.

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I honestly played the best football of my life in Houston.

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Life isn't that complicated. I'm completely happy playing football. I'm happy to get out of the coal mines.

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All of the great quarterbacks have been guys who couldn't run a lick - John Unitas, Joe Namath. Sonny Jurgensen - guys…

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I hate when people lump me in with kickers that lasted a long time. I have respect for guys like Morten Andersen,…

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People are forever knocking kicking, but it's not easy, believe me. Ask Scott Norwood when he missed the field goal in the…

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It may sound corny to some guys but I still believe after all these years that the game isn't over until the…

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Most players who've been around any length of time think of training camp as a time of hard work, frustration and monotony.…

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Halas used to tell his players that football is what you make of it. It should not be what defines you, but…

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Halas was a great coach, but the only problem I had with him, the problem all the players had with him, was…

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I think the AFL was capable of beating the NFL in a Super Bowl game as far back as 1960 or '61.…

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When I look back on my nine years with the Raiders, what comes to mind first is my great association with Al…

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I've heard this stuff about a kicker 'losing his leg' ever since I was a rookie, and I can tell you that…

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Frankly, kicking was just an extra thing that I did. I guess most people remember that I was also a quarterback. But…

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The Super Bowl wasn't that big. It was just a game.

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I want to play as long as I can contribute.

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Anything I do, I want to win.

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Competition is what drives me.

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Winning is the name of the game - any game.

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The world is not going to come to an end because I'm not going to play football anymore.

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Things never change in football, it's still blocking and tackling and execution, and having an experienced quarterback who is patient enough to…

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Those soccer style kickers have a difficult time getting the ball up, especially off dirt. They can get the ball up fast…

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A pro football player is lucky. He has a chance to meet a lot of people and make some potential business connections.

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We did all the strategy right on the field. Today, the coaches call all the plays, so all the quarterbacks have to…

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If people can identify with me in a good way and get some inspiration out of what I've done, that's good. Then…

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Favre is smarter than the coaches. Most of those coaches have never played pro football, and they're second-guessing him?

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The game that I remember the most was playing against Cleveland in 1970. We were down 20-13 and I came in and…

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I had six brothers and four sisters and I competed with my brothers every day when I was a kid. If you lost in…

I retired one year in 1959. But then I realized I wanted to play more.

I like winning and hate being second best.

Some guys are old at 21.

I don't believe in getting mad if a guy misses a block and I get hit. I don't yell at the players. Everybody gets…

Back when I was playing I enjoyed studying films, looking for new trends in the game and examining the new players who came along.

I had a helluva time getting away from Halas.

Competition is what drives me.

I talk common sense.

What happened last week doesn't matter. That's history. You have to make history every day.

I work hard and relax a lot, too.

Halas was a great coach, but the only problem I had with him, the problem all the players had with him, was that we…

When I signed with the Oilers, I felt like a rookie. I was 33.

I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I was really…

The one record I was happy to get rid of was the one for the most interceptions, when Brett Favre got that one.