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Howie Long

(1960) Basketball Player United States

103 quotes in 391 categories

Howie Long looks back at legends like Randy White and Bob Lilly, studying how they played. He says greatness never comes easy, but hard work eventually brings good results. He also feels that professional athletes have a responsibility to America’s kids.

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Howie Long is a basketball player from the United States, best known for Football for dummies.

Quick Facts About Howie Long

Born: January 6, 1960
Nationality: United States
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Football for dummies

About Howie Long

He played college football for the Villanova Wildcats and was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft. After his first season in Oakland, he spent the rest of his career in Los Angeles. Long earned eight Pro Bowl selections, three first‑team All‑Pro honors, helped the team win Super Bowl XVIII, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

Awards & Honors

Pro Football Hall of Fame National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team Newspaper Enterprise Association Defensive Player of the Year Award

Quotes by Howie Long

I'm happiest when I'm in a helmet.

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As a kid, my goal was survival.

Goal

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I went to Villanova.

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I know I'm lucky to be where I am.

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I really enjoy my time in Montana.

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I used to live at Jack-in-the-Box.

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I come hard every play.

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People are nice in Seattle.

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I'm far more nervous watching my kids play than when I played myself.

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I really did retire to spend more time with my boys.

Boys

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You play to have an opportunity to win.

Football

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The Raiders hit straight up. And thats the way we expect to get hit.

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Marshawn Lynch is an angry, violent runner.

Angry

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I'm never one to question people's courage.

Courage

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I never thought about money when I was playing.

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I've always been a nice guy, but let's face it football's a mean game.

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I don't really miss football anymore. I played for a long time, and played it well.

Football

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I don't believe in beating people up just for the sake of grabbing a headline.

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For a while here in L.A., we had a problem with the wave. They didn't quite know when to wave.

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We had barracuda jackets and alligator shirts with the collars up. We were wearing the collar up before it was cool.

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I grew up in the streets in Boston in a row-home neighborhood playing hockey.

Boston

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I don't think I had one personal foul in my career. Now, that being said, no one can ever say I never…

Being

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Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life.

Athlete

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I had a mental block. I didn't think I could be successful at right end.

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The beauty of having played pro football for so long is that people haven't seen me angry, overly happy or despondent -…

Beauty

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When I went to the Hall of Fame in 2000 and was inducted, it was a travesty the kind of carnage I…

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I think you get used to being looked at. It used to bother me when I was young. But you get more…

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I learned about FightSMA from a family in Virginia where I live. I was immediately struck by the great fighting spirit of…

Family

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I was a street kid, but that meant hopping a ride on the back of the MTA down to Revere Beach -…

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As a broadcaster, I've always taken the approach that I want to be informed. I want to understand. It's easy to mail…

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I really don't know what would have happened if my uncle hadn't taken me in. He took a hoodlum and turned him…

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I think people who had made the transition from sports into film, the mistake that they made in the past, they tried…

Cinema

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My family members were always there and I was very fortunate for that I mean, I played hockey growing up. That was…

Family

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Having grown up in that area, and being like every other kid that grows up in that area, it's John Havlicek, it's…

Boston

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I won't have the sacks of a Mark Gastineau and I won't get all those pursuit tackles. Our responsibilities are different. He's…

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I'd never played on a team until high school. It gave me a sense of belonging, a focus, and helped build my…

Confidence

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I looked at Randy White... I looked at Klecko. I looked at Gino Marchetti. I looked at a lot of players. Bob…

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The week of the Super Bowl takes on a carnival atmosphere. There are so many media commitments. There are so many NFL…

Being

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Unfortunately, everyone thought that Teri Hatcher was my wife. Matter of fact, I would be with my wife, holding my wife's hand…

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I hate to admit it, but my family was on the back burner for a good part of my career. I was…

Family

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Howie Long by topic

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