I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.
ThanksgivingCraig FergusonOn a football team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.
New England Patriots, CommunityBill BelichickFootball is unconditional love.
Tom BradyI think Tom Brady is one of the greatest competitors of all time.
Tyrann MathieuFootball is about as popular as it can be in the U.S. The upside, the expansion and growth lies overseas.
Shahid KhanTo me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.
Ezekiel ElliottTackling is an attitude, you have to want to.
Kam ChancellorFootball players should always remember there's a whole lot more to life.
Steve LargentMy favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game. My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and my dad in the front yard when I was younger.
Eli ManningThe most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable.
Peyton ManningIn Texas, it's football. In Georgia, football. There's an appreciation from the average person about football more than anywhere else. And we have that for basketball in New York. And we'll always have that in New York.
Basketball, Texas, GeorgiaKenny SmithIt's a headache, chasing a guy around. I'd rather play against a quarterback that sits still.
Aaron DonaldFootball, at the end of the day, is a little kids' game that grown men get to play. I'm just privileged to get to do that every day.
Jimmy GaroppoloIt's not just football. It's life.
Cal Jacobs in EuphoriaIt's just the reality of football, you know. One team, one year - and then it's never the same after that.
Tampa Bay BuccaneersTom Brady, January 2022Football doesn't build character, it reveals character.
Marv LevyGreat football coaches have the vision to see, the faith to believe, the courage to do... and 25 great players.
Marv LevyThere's so many kids who only know me from the video game.
John MaddenI like big punts and I cannot lie.
UnknownSometimes, you just have to take what the defense gives you.
Lamar JacksonIf you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.
John MaddenYou have to take care of the ball to win football games.
Colin KaepernickThat's what every quarterback wants. Just go out and play and not have to look over your shoulder.
Kurt WarnerIt's much easier when your team's winning. When your team starts to lose, that's where a lot of these quarterback controversies divide a locker room.
Kurt WarnerIf you look at tailgating, everyone does it. It's for everyone who likes to cook outdoors.
John MaddenThe game of football is something I dearly love, and there's nothing else I'd rather be doing.
Dak PrescottThe quarterbacks that win - those are the quarterbacks that are talked about for being great.
Patrick MahomesTo me it was never about what I accomplished on the football field, it was about the way I played the game.
Jerry RiceMonday Night Football. That was everything to me because you get a chance to show everybody what you're capable of. It's only two teams on that Monday night.
Jerry RiceThe key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field?
Shaun AlexanderPro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.
Jack KempAs a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off - the whole traditional football game - as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air.
Joe MontanaI can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.
USABeto O'RourkeSure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
Don ShulaI'm a firm believer that there's no way that a six-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill.
John MaddenI don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.
StingFootball, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.
Native AmericanDavid MametYou're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.
Tom BradyFootball is unconditional love.
Tom BradyI play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.
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