On 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 PatriotsBill BelichickFootball is unconditional love.
Tom BradyI think Tom Brady is one of the greatest competitors of all time.
Tyrann MathieuTo 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.
AmericaBeto O'RourkeThe intensity of the Super Bowl is one-of-a-kind. An NBA finals is best-of-seven. But the Super Bowl, one game, winner-take-all. The intensity is off the charts.
Paul AllenThe truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.
AmericaBob SchiefferSure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
Don ShulaLosing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.
Don ShulaThe greatest thing is to win your first Super Bowl.
Tom LandryThat's the biggest gap in sports, the difference between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl.
John MaddenThe Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.
StingI 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.
David 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.
Tom Brady