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
