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George Blanda

(1927–2010) American Football Player

100 quotes in 335 categories

George Blanda was an American football player, best known for Over forty.

Quick Facts About George Blanda

Born: September 17, 1927
Died: September 27, 2010
Profession: American Football Player
Notable works: Over forty

About George Blanda

George Frederick Blanda was an American professional football quarterback and placekicker who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda played 26 seasons of professional football, the most in the sport's history, and had scored more points than anyone in history at the time of his retirement.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by George Blanda · Page 4

I will play as long as I can help a team win.

Help

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I knew I would be cut one day. But I never thought I would retire.

Day

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You never want to give it up. You always think you're capable, always think you're better than the other guy.

Always

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I've always had a strong desire to prove myself against odds.

Always

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I hate when people lump me in with kickers that lasted a long time. I have respect for guys like Morten Andersen,…

Ball player

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I want to play as long as I can contribute.

Contribute

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I sat on the bench and then came in and made a pass or two.

Bench

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I came from a poor Pennsylvania coal mining family and the only way I was going to get an education was through…

Coal mining

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I think a football career should be used as a stepping stone to something better - not as an end in Itself.

Better

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I honestly played the best football of my life in Houston.

Best

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I've got my own philosophy. People who write books have different philosophies. You read too many people and you get screwed up.

Books

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Winning is the name of the game - any game.

Any

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They serve a lot of good filets around the country.

Around

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I'm a hardened old guy. I've been cut in so many ways and dumped on by so many teams, I've been through…

Cut

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I never retired from any of my teams; I was fired.

Any

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The Super Bowl wasn't that big. It was just a game.

Big

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It takes hard work, dedication, discipline and a positive attitude to get to the top - in business or in sports.

Attitude

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The world is not going to come to an end because I'm not going to play football anymore.

Come

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Sometimes a little bit of experience helps.

Experience

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The owners need to have some protection against players jumping from team to team. The fans have the right to expect some…

Fans

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When I look back on my nine years with the Raiders, what comes to mind first is my great association with Al…

Done

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In fact, I'd like to play until I'm 60.

Fact

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If your body can take it, you can play forever if management wants you. But if you start missing field goals and…

Body

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Certainly I cut up Halas every chance I get. He decided that I was through in 1959.

Chance

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When I was playing and playing real well I didn't get any publicity.

Get

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