Ball player Quote by Anonymous

The sport [football] is simply more and more identified with violence, both in its inherent nature and in its savage personnel... [The National Football…

— Frank Deford

I don't look at football as a violent, barbaric sport. It's a very spiritual sport, especially for someone facing the challenges during a game:…

— Troy Polamalu

I mean, football is a violent sport.

— Eric Reid

Professional football is the most violent thing your eyes have ever seen.

— Michael Wilbon

Football is a violent game. We are violent men.

— Will Shields

“He poses the existential question of the modern soccer hooligan: “If football violence doesn’t take place in the stadium, is it even football violence?”

— Franklin Foer

Most football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental.

— Doug Plank

Football is a sport that provides hostility.

— Nicolas Otamendi

There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

— Stephen Rodrick

When spectators and fans say about drunken brawls, violence, and dog fights, "Well, football players are prone to these things - that's why we…

— Stanton Peele

Football is an emotional game.

— Justin Herbert

Football has always been a contact sport, and it's always going to be a violent sport, and there are going to be repercussions from…

— Ed Reed