--- title: "10 Never Quotes By Howie Long" description: "10 Never quotes by Howie Long. Plus more from Howie Long and more Never sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/howie-long-5163_courage_i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-coura_546064.png" --- > [I'm never one to question people's courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-courage/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/howie-long-5163_courage_i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-coura_546064.png) > [I never thought about money when I was playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-playing/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/howie-long-5163_about_i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-p_2474898.png) > [I'd never carried on a conversation with a black until college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with-a-black-until-college/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/howie-long-5163_black_i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with_1309469.png) > [I was a quiet kid. I was very introverted, believe it or not. I never spoke above a whisper. I was always,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-was-a-quiet-kid-i-was-very-introverted-believe-it-or-not-i-never/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/howie-long-5163_always_i-was-a-quiet-kid-i-was-very-introverted_3171811.png) > [I don't think I had one personal foul in my career. Now, that being said, no one can ever say I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-don-t-think-i-had-one-personal-foul-in-my-career-now-that-being/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/howie-long-5163_being_i-don-t-think-i-had-one-personal-foul-in_1808794.png) > [I was sick a lot, and doctors told my grandmother I'd never grow up to be big and strong. Isn't that ironic?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-was-sick-a-lot-and-doctors-told-my-grandmother-i-d-never-grow-up-to/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/howie-long-5163_big_i-was-sick-a-lot-and-doctors-told-my-gra_844832.png) > [I'd cut school and go over to the Lori-Ann Donut Shop and eat doughnuts. I got a job at the pet store…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-d-cut-school-and-go-over-to-the-lori-ann-donut-shop-and-eat/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/howie-long-5163_fish_i-d-cut-school-and-go-over-to-the-lori-a_2806487.png) > [I was a big kid who never played any organized sports. You played a lot of sports in the streets and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-was-a-big-kid-who-never-played-any-organized-sports-you-played-a/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/howie-long-5163_baseball_i-was-a-big-kid-who-never-played-any-org_1804560.png) > [I was uncontrollable. I didn't like school. I was younger than everyone in my class by two years. I had few friends.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-was-uncontrollable-i-didn-t-like-school-i-was-younger-than-everyone/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/howie-long-5163_friends_i-was-uncontrollable-i-didn-t-like-schoo_1697942.png) > [When I left for Milford I was in the 10th grade and had never read a book from cover to cover. From…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/when-i-left-for-milford-i-was-in-the-10th-grade-and-had-never-read-a/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/howie-long-5163_book_when-i-left-for-milford-i-was-in-the-10t_2305938.png) ## Other authors on Never ## More by Howie Long > [I looked at Randy White... I looked at Klecko. I looked at Gino Marchetti. I looked at a lot of players. Bob Lilly. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-looked-at-randy-white-i-looked-at-klecko-i-looked-at-gino-marchetti/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [As a broadcaster, I've always taken the approach that I want to be informed. I want to understand. It's easy to mail it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/as-a-broadcaster-i-ve-always-taken-the-approach-that-i-want-to-be/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [There is no easy way to greatness in any venue. But if you work hard, good things will inevitably happen to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/there-is-no-easy-way-to-greatness-in-any-venue-but-if-you-work-hard/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [My poor wife, we stopped on the way back to the suite after our wedding reception so I could pick up a jar of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/my-poor-wife-we-stopped-on-the-way-back-to-the-suite-after-our/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [Professional athletes, like it or not, have a responsibility to the kids of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/professional-athletes-like-it-or-not-have-a-responsibility-to-the/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [My grandmother is the type of person, I'd be down playing cards in the park, and she'd take the dog and walk down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/my-grandmother-is-the-type-of-person-i-d-be-down-playing-cards-in-the/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I really enjoy my time in Montana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-really-enjoy-my-time-in-montana/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I have this dying desire to be on top. I'm paranoid about it. It's almost a sickness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-have-this-dying-desire-to-be-on-top-i-m-paranoid-about-it-it-s/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [For a while here in L.A., we had a problem with the wave. They didn't quite know when to wave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/for-a-while-here-in-l-a-we-had-a-problem-with-the-wave-they-didn-t/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I had a mental block. I didn't think I could be successful at right end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-had-a-mental-block-i-didn-t-think-i-could-be-successful-at-right-end/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I'm never one to question people's courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-courage/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I like John Riggins. He's one of the guys I look up to. He doesn't try to change his act to suit his profession.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-like-john-riggins-he-s-one-of-the-guys-i-look-up-to-he-doesn-t-try/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [Lack of enthusiasm in the stands tends to be less inspirational on the field. It doesn't send the chills down your spine. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/lack-of-enthusiasm-in-the-stands-tends-to-be-less-inspirational-on/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [The Raiders hit straight up. And thats the way we expect to get hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/the-raiders-hit-straight-up-and-thats-the-way-we-expect-to-get-hit/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) > [I just play hard-hitting football, but at least I look the opponent in the face before I hit him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-just-play-hard-hitting-football-but-at-least-i-look-the-opponent-in/) [Howie Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-long/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/never/howie-long/#itemlist", "name": "10 Never Quotes By Howie Long", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm never one to question people's courage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howie Long" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-courage/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/howie-long-5163_courage_i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-coura_546064.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/howie-long-5163_courage_i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-coura_546064.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/howie-long-5163_courage_i-m-never-one-to-question-people-s-coura_546064.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm never one to question people's courage.” — Howie Long", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never thought about money when I was playing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howie Long" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-playing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/howie-long-5163_about_i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-p_2474898.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/howie-long-5163_about_i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-p_2474898.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/howie-long-5163_about_i-never-thought-about-money-when-i-was-p_2474898.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never thought about money when I was playing.” — Howie Long", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd never carried on a conversation with a black until college.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howie Long" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-long/i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with-a-black-until-college/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/howie-long-5163_black_i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with_1309469.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/howie-long-5163_black_i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with_1309469.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/howie-long-5163_black_i-d-never-carried-on-a-conversation-with_1309469.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd never carried on a conversation with a black until college.” — Howie Long", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a quiet kid. 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