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Portrait of Drew Bledsoe

Drew Bledsoe

(1972) American Football Player

23 quotes in 185 categories

Drew Bledsoe is an American football player, best known for Make the Right Call.

Quick Facts About Drew Bledsoe

Born: February 14, 1972
Profession: American Football Player
Notable works: Make the Right Call

About Drew Bledsoe

Drew McQueen Bledsoe is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars, earning second-team All-American honors and Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 1992. Selected first overall in the 1993 NFL draft by the Patriots, Bledsoe ended a seven-year postseason drought and led the team to four playoff appearances, two division titles, and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXI. Bledsoe also earned three Pro Bowl selections and became the youngest quarterback to receive the honor in 1995.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Drew Bledsoe

You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

Baseball

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Getting hurt and watching Tom Brady take over and beginning what's been just a spectacular run of his, and to come back…

Brady

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Fairly early in my career, I had a passion for wine just as a consumer, and I started to learn about the…

Art

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I played eight years without really being hurt seriously and hadn't had to deal with that part of the game. So, to…

Being hurt

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The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top.

Amount

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The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play.

Desire

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When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic…

Chairs

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You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that…

Complexity

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I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players,…

Childhood

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Playing in New England and the Boston area, the fans are so passionate about their sports if you don't play well, they'll…

Boston

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We started seven years ago and finally released our first vintage in March. It's an '07 vintage from Walla Walla, which is…

Also

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We're phenomenally blessed in the Walla Walla Valley. We have great, complex soil that's nutrient-rich but fairly porous.

Blessed

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I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing.

Career

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It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and…

Able

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The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed…

First time

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Coming back in that AFC Championship Game against the Steelers, that was a poignant moment for me for a lot of reasons…

Able

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Our very long-term prospective hinges on making the best possible wine we can.

Best

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It's a really interesting and diverse business. You're a farmer first, then a winemaker, then you're onto marketing and distribution. So it's…

Business

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I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of…

Autumn

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That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

Championship

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I feel pretty good when I get out of bed in the morning. I don't feel all beat up, which is nice.

Beats

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I'm not fast. But there are a lot of guys that are a hell of a lot slower than I am. Somebody…

Brady

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I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or…

Age

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