Bullet Quote by Winston Groom

“I don't understand American football. If you're going to line a bunch of behemoths up in front of a bunch of other behemoths and…

— Gene Doucette

“[Football] has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in…

— George Orwell

“You see football isn’t just about 90 minutes, it‘s about passion and, yes, if you like, about life. We men will do things under…

— Dougie Brimson

“Football is not a matter of life and death... it's much more important than that.”

— Bill Shankly

“However, football has a life of its own and it seems to outlive us all, even the most influential and historic figures and powerful…

— Brian Belton

There's shouting, there's blood, there's boogers, there's a whole thing. I mean, there's spitting, there's fighting, there's ripped jerseys. There's someone grabbing someone's throat.…

— Mike Leach

“Bullets sound like hornets when they pass too close to your head. After a while, the world closes down. You can't hear much, you…

— Sarah Zettel

“Football combines two of the worst things in American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.”

— George Will

“Football is fun.”

— Nate Jackson

“Do you know what I don't understand about that ball game? I don't understand why I wanted to kill you.”

— Chaim Potok

“It's not enough to step in front of people's bullets; you have to be bulletproof too. You have to be harder than anything anyone…

— Anthony Breznican

“Seriously, what the hell does playing the field mean anyway? Am I like some sports metaphor for you? You made it to home base,…

— Charles Sheehan-Miles