Father Quote by Paul Orndorff

I was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, and quite frankly, I got worn out playing football. I got tired of it. With wrestling,…

— Paul Orndorff

Every football player has their own journey and unfortunately my injuries were out of my hands. There wasn't much I could have done about…

— Danny Ings

The only reason you get drafted or even looked at by the NFL is because they believe you can play at the next level…

— Robert Griffin III

The only thing you are really here to do is play football. So when you get a chance to go to the draft, and…

— Shaquem Griffin

It would be great to not have any injuries and just go out and play football and have fun ... But in life there…

— Donovan McNabb

If you can't endure pain, you can't play in the NFL.

— Jerome Bettis

I've always known being a professional athlete is tough, let alone being a quarterback in the National Football League. There's a lot on you,…

— Matt Leinart

But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think that you…

— Shemar Moore

I made it to the NFL and I had an injury, a really bad injury, actually, where I was out for 18 months in…

— Mojo Rawley

Life isn't about a hand-out. That's not what the NFL is about and that won't get you in the NFL or take care of…

— Eric Dickerson

My old knee injury has never allowed me to get back to where I want to be as a football player; it's always hindered…

— Jimmy Bullard

I've been hurt every year I played football.

— Amari Cooper