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> [You've got one football and a lot of times, defenses dictate where the ball goes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-pederson/you-ve-got-one-football-and-a-lot-of-times-defenses-dictate-where-the/)

[Doug Pederson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-pederson/)

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> [My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dorsett/my-four-older-brothers-were-my-favorite-players-that-s-why-i-got-into/)

[Tony Dorsett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dorsett/)

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> [I am going to graduate school, but that ain't got nothing to do with football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-reed/i-am-going-to-graduate-school-but-that-ain-t-got-nothing-to-do-with/)

[Ed Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/ed-reed-5335_education_i-am-going-to-graduate-school-but-that-a_2458167.png)

> [My philosophy was simple. I was trying to score when I got the football in my hand. There was no question about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-reed/my-philosophy-was-simple-i-was-trying-to-score-when-i-got-the/)

[Ed Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/ed-reed-5335_football_my-philosophy-was-simple-i-was-trying-to_2533104.png)

> [I got my first football when I was two and played my first proper game before I was five. So nothing else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manuel-neuer/i-got-my-first-football-when-i-was-two-and-played-my-first-proper/)

[Manuel Neuer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manuel-neuer/)

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> [Football is a very short-term proposition. Football really prepares you for nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-sayers/football-is-a-very-short-term-proposition-football-really-prepares/)

[Gale Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-sayers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/gale-sayers-20373_ability_football-is-a-very-short-term-propositio_970925.png)

> [It was my dad who got me into football. One day, he surprised me playing in the garage. He thought I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miralem-pjanic/it-was-my-dad-who-got-me-into-football-one-day-he-surprised-me/)

[Miralem Pjanic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miralem-pjanic/)

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> [We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-griffiths/we-ve-got-our-football-where-no-one-wears-anything-and-the-guys-are/)

[Rachel Griffiths](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-griffiths/)

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> [I've got no interest in football. My brother's a footballer, too, and I was dragged to the freezing pitch every week as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbey-clancy/i-ve-got-no-interest-in-football-my-brother-s-a-footballer-too-and-i/)

[Abbey Clancy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbey-clancy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/abbey-clancy-13696_brother_i-ve-got-no-interest-in-football-my-brot_2770304.jpg)

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