Subject: Sports » Football (Page 10)

Here’s a guy who when he runs, he moves faster.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

Nobody in football should be called a genius; a genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

American football player & commentator

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

A good coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback, but not necessarily in that order.

(1927 – ) American football coach

Football is a game designed to keep coal miners off the streets.

(1930 – 2017) American journalist & author

Football is, after all, a wonderful way to get rid of your aggressions without going to jail for it.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor

What’s the toughest thing in a professional football game? … Its being the mother of the quarterback.

(1936 – ) American football coach & television announcer

It’s sort of like a beauty contest; it’s very easy to pick the top one, two, or three girls, but then the rest of them look the same.

professional football scout

Pain is only temporary, no matter how long it lasts.

American football player

We didn't tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

He runs like a camel… a really pissed off camel.

(1925 – ) American professional football player

Detroit’s so bad this year they might lose their bye week.

(1953 – ) comedian, political commentator and television & radio personality

What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? … In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

(1939 – ) American football player & coach

When I played football, we were small, but we were slow. Our record was five and five; we lost five games at home and five on the road.

Texas businessman

One player was lost because he broke his nose; how do you go about getting a nose in condition for football?

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

It’s shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your interest in standing around eating steaks you lose everything.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Frank Leahy was here [Notre Dame] for three years and went to war; I think sometimes that would be a welcome relief to get away from the pressures.

(1937 – ) football coach, sportscaster, author & speaker

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

playwright, performer, musician, screenwriter & humorist

What’s one more torpedo in a sinking ship?

American football player

The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb; to be a back, you only have to be dumb.

(1888 – 1931) American football player & coach

I’ll probably take a little time off and go hide somewhere. We will be back. Maybe not this century, but we will be back.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach