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Dick Butkus

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Football player

English biography, 120-180 words

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“When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something.”

“We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge; let's go after it.”

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“Few people get to earn a living at what they like to do and there are hazards in any profession. Football is something I was made for. I gave the game all I could for as long as I could. I guess my only regret was that my career was too short.”

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“My thing is trying to convince them they can win.”

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“I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!”

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“I worked hard at becoming a professional football player, just like society says you should. It said you had to be fierce. I was fierce. Tough. I was tough.”

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“If we're not on them, they go back to their old ways.”

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“If I was smart enough to be a doctor, I'd be a doctor. I ain't, so I'm a football player.”

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Book:Butkus: Flesh and Blood

Source: Butkus: Flesh and Blood

About the Author

Born: December 9, 1942
Known for: Football player
Quotes: 13

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