Subject: Sports » Football

He treats us like men; he lets us wear earrings.

college football player

God's busy; they'll have to make do with me.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

One thing I've learned over the years is sometimes if you make kicks early in the game, you don't have to make them late.

American football kicker

Man's got courage. Man's got guts. And I don't think he'll be with us very long.

professional football & TV commentator

He's a leading leader on this football team.

American football coach

I think all uniforms look nice if you've got good players in 'em.

American football coach

This is something that probably doesn't happen in Tom Landry's office.

American football coach

Remember: Super Bowl is the biggest day of the year for pizza delivery… so no matter what happens in the game, Peyton Manning wins.

(1974 – ) American comedian & impressionist

Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor.

American football player & coach

When it’s third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time.

professional football player

In order to resemble William Perry, we have rented a Winnebago for our offensive line to practice against.

American football player, coach & college athletics administrator

The reason women don’t play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Sure, the home-field is an advantage — but so is having a lot of talent.

(1961 – ) American football player

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

American basketball coach & executive

I don’t know what he has… a pulled groin… a hip flexor… I dont know… a pulled something;  I never pulled anything… you can’t pull fat.

American football coach

Football doesn’t build character; it eliminates the weak ones.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

Football is all very well a good game for rough girls, but not for delicate boys.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.

playwright, performer, musician, screenwriter & humorist

I don’t know. I only played there for nine years.

American football player

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The wrong quarterback is the one that’s in there.