There is a progression of understanding vis-à-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance --physical, emotional, intellectual and every… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Polls are now even more meaningless than ever... there was the case of Ronnie O'Brien, the young footballer who incredibly found himself… — Ian O'Doherty Copy Share Image
No talking. Talking doesn't play football, talking isn't going to make you practice harder or play harder. — Ken Simonton Copy Share Image
Until Sammy Baugh - pro football in Texas was a one-paragraph story on the third page of the Monday sports section. — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But then, so are war, racism, poverty, and… — Ralph Wiley Copy Share Image
I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be… — Al Davis Copy Share Image
Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take… — Lynn Swann Copy Share Image
Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl. — Bill Peterson Copy Share Image
Most football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental. — Doug Plank Copy Share Image
I'd catch a punt naked, in the snow, in Buffalo, for a chance to play in the NFL. — Steve Henderson Copy Share Image
There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The way to be successful is through preparation. It doesn't just happen. You don't wake up one day and discover you're a… — Alan Page Copy Share Image
I have no ax to grind. I was lucky. I played. How many guys play high school, college football never play pro… — Art Donovan Copy Share Image
The only other human endeavor on which there's more 16-millimeter film than pro football is World War II, and we're going to… — Steve Sabol Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of clouds in my life since I got into pro football -- too many -- but now I… — Ricky Williams Copy Share Image
I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers'… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the… — Knute Rockne Copy Share Image
Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of… — Pete Rozelle Copy Share Image
Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung… — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the… — Bob Lilly Copy Share Image
Now that I'm retired, I want to say that all defensive linemen are sissies. — Dan Fouts Copy Share Image
