Subject: Sports » Football (Page 6)

I wouldn’t ever set out to hurt anybody deliberately unless it was, you know, important – like a league game or something.

professional football player

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

(1932 – ) American football coach

Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God's. The sixth day is for football.

(1917 – 1993) British composer & novelist

When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team.

American basketball coach

I'm sorry, sir, I'm not permitted to gamble.

(1935 – 2012) American football player, sports announcer & actor

The only way that Miami will beat Florida St. is if they outscore them.

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

It was about three-to-one that I was not an SOB.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

They're a little bit like money. You don't want to die with them and give them to your kids, so you might as well use them if you need them.

American football coach

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Football is a fertility festival: eleven sperm trying to get into the egg; I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.

(1965 – ) Icelandic singer-songwriter

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

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Speed, strength and the inability to register pain immediately.

American football player

When I was duck hunting with Bear Bryant, he shot at one but it kept flying.
"John," he said, "There flies a dead duck…"
Now, that's confidence.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

He's the kind of player who usually comes along rarely and sometimes never.

(1927 – ) American football coach

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class.

1913 – 1983) American college football coach

That is because I don't have one.

American football player

The quarterback’s spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop.

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

Come on Sandy, baby, loosen up, you’re too tight.

American football player

I’m really happy for Coach Cooper and the guys who’ve been around here for six or seven years, especially our seniors.

college football player

I told my team it doesn't matter… there are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?

(1923 – 2001) American football coach