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title: "5 Successful Nfl Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [That's the thing: To be successful in the NFL, you have to start by having a quality coach and a quarterback that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-mcnabb/that-s-the-thing-to-be-successful-in-the-nfl-you-have-to-start-by/)

[Donovan McNabb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-mcnabb/)

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> [The NFL has gone a long way to Disney-fy its image, but it's not Disney. It's the MMA. It's a violent, brutal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-crews/the-nfl-has-gone-a-long-way-to-disney-fy-its-image-but-it-s-not/)

[Terry Crews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-crews/)

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> [It takes a lot of hard work to be successful in the NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-brown/it-takes-a-lot-of-hard-work-to-be-successful-in-the-nfl/)

[Antonio Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/antonio-brown-7893_hard_it-takes-a-lot-of-hard-work-to-be-succes_1936296.jpg)

> [You can't be a sloppy football team and be successful in the NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-johnson/you-can-t-be-a-sloppy-football-team-and-be-successful-in-the-nfl/)

[Jimmy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/jimmy-johnson-14982_football_you-can-t-be-a-sloppy-football-team-and_2841727.png)

> [There are a very few consistent, common threads among the most successful NFL quarterbacks. Most of them are intangibles, which you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-brees/there-are-a-very-few-consistent-common-threads-among-the-most/)

[Drew Brees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-brees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/drew-brees-10288_ability_there-are-a-very-few-consistent-common-t_3014091.jpg)

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