Football Quotes

“Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.”

“If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pelé.”

“They'll forget all the rubbish when I've gone and they'll remember the football.”

“I can't wait to be that guy who is just a fan of the game.”

“To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win.”

“I’m not a wide receiver. I’m not a cornerback. I’m a football player.”

“The Super Bowl is the ultimate goal. That's why you play the game.”

“It was the perfect call for the perfect coverage. He should have thrown it to the other side.”

“In our days, we played man-to-man coverage. That's what we were known for.”

“The one thing about Al Davis is he loves to win.”

“When I look at the NFL and I see how the running backs are used, it's a shame.”

“Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes.”

“I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball? He might grab mine.”

“Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.”

“Look at that little monkey run!”

“The Super Bowl is a national holiday. It's an American institution.”

“You have to have a short memory in this league.”

“Sure I'm for the Gipper. I'm for anyone who's for Notre Dame.”

“If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.”

“I think there's a certain amount of mystique, of being a quarterback in the NFL. It's like being a rock star.”