Subject: Sports » Football (Page 5)

Some coaches pray for wisdom; I pray for 260-pound tackles… they’ll give me plenty of wisdom.

(1932 – ) 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

Every time I look up, it seems we're punting.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach

Our strength is that we don’t have any weaknesses; our weakness is that we don’t have any real strengths.

College football coach

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

(1961 – ) American football player

It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football kickers are like taxi cabs… you can always go out and hire another one.

(1931 – 2012) American college football historian & television commentator

It' a once-in-a-lifetime thing that only happens every so often.

American football player

The shoulder surgery was a success; the lobotomy failed.

(1939 – ) American football player & coach

It's not whether you win or lose, but who gets the blame.

American football player

He was the only man I ever saw who ran his own interference.

professional football player & coach

Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

For his salad, you just pour vinegar and oil on your lawn and let him graze.

American football player

Maybe I have lost a step, but I had a few to lose.

professional football player

Maybe that will distract the Falcon quarterback.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I had a lifetime contract, but the administration declared me dead.

Clemson football coach

Everyone is unhappy at times, even my wife. Only she doesn't get interviewed about it.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I've found that prayers work best when you have big players.

(1888 – 1931) American football player & coach

They write more books.

(1924 – 2012) American football player & coach