Conversation Quote by Adam Goodes

I don't understand racism. I have many black friends and many others have been my opponents. Respect is basic. Unfortunately racism is a social…

— Francesco Totti

I never looked at the bigger picture. I was just so passionate about football; I just wanted an opportunity to play with no barriers…

— Karen Carney

It's a big compliment that so many people want to see me. For them, it's all about football. That's what they remember about me.

— George Best

I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn't…

— Tony Dungy

I could've kept playing, but football didn't define me.

— Jordan Rodgers

To me, it was never about what I accomplished on the football field. It was about the way I played the game. I played…

— Jerry Rice

I won't necessarily say it's just about football. It's with everything in life. I just wanted to be a man about my business, and…

— Dwayne Haskins

Nobody was ever going to tell me that I didn't belong on a football field. And nobody was ever going to tell me that…

— Shaquem Griffin

To me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.

— Jerry Rice

When I played football I wanted to make people happy. This is the way I am. I can't be someone else.

— Kolo Toure

I don't want people to perceive me in the wrong way but I am thick-skinned enough to know I am taking care of my…

— Leah Williamson

Part of what depresses me so much about football is that it's so clearly about exploiting people, most of them poor boys of color,…

— Steve Almond