George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

Some guys are old at 21.

— George Blanda

I talk common sense.

— George Blanda

I work hard and relax a lot, too.

— George Blanda

I've worked for everything I've got.

— George Blanda

It tickles me to beat George Allen.

— George Blanda

It's no big deal, starting a game.

— George Blanda

I hate to lose. I can't stand to lose.

— George Blanda

They serve a lot of good filets around the country.

— George Blanda

I was a guest coach with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1964.

— George Blanda

I grew up in the game when the pay was low and benefits were non-existent.

— George Blanda

It's very sweet to win against people who let you go.

— George Blanda

I retired one year in 1959. But then I realized I wanted to play more.

— George Blanda

I thought this must be what God looks like.

— George Blanda

I always considered myself a student of the game of football.

— George Blanda

I had a helluva time getting away from Halas.

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

All of the great quarterbacks have been guys who couldn't run a lick - John Unitas, Joe Namath. Sonny Jurgensen - guys…

— George Blanda

The boos and critical words from sports writers affect pros more than anyone else.

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

People are forever knocking kicking, but it's not easy, believe me. Ask Scott Norwood when he missed the field goal in the…

— George Blanda

It may sound corny to some guys but I still believe after all these years that the game isn't over until the…

— George Blanda

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…

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

People watch TV and think a two-foot putt is the greatest thing in the world when a guy knocks it in. But…

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

Most players who've been around any length of time think of training camp as a time of hard work, frustration and monotony.…

— George Blanda

Halas used to tell his players that football is what you make of it. It should not be what defines you, but…

— George Blanda

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

— George Blanda

I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I…

— George Blanda

I compare field goal kicking to putting in golf. Both demand concentration and confidence. You make four or five good putts in…

— George Blanda

I'd rather be fired than retire.

— George Blanda

I sat out the 1959 season.

— George Blanda

You know, Billy Cannon is very fast.

— George Blanda

I wish I could have played more.

— George Blanda

Anything I do, I want to win.

— George Blanda

Age is a frame of mind.

— George Blanda

Competition is what drives me.

— George Blanda