“It's just that with football, when you don't get the ball, you can't show your talents and that's always been something in the back of my mind.” MindShowsTalentFootballBallsOf My Mind Author:Michael Clayton
“We're all blessed, and we need to always thank GOD for those blessings.” NeedsBlessingBlessedThank God Author:Michael Clayton
“I'm interested in impacting people with life lessons that they can pass on. A touchdown is only remembered for one Sunday, but a lesson that can be passed on to your kids is Paramount.” PeopleKidsLessonsRememberedSundayLife LessonParamountTouchdowns Author:Michael Clayton
“Talking about football on TV is something I can do with my eyes closed.” I CanEyeCan DoTalkingFootballTvs Author:Michael Clayton
“Being a down-to-earth type of individual, I feel like I can connect with people on a different level, versus the GOD-like pedestal that people tend to put us on.” PeopleFeelsI CanDifferentEarthIndividualLevelsTypeVersusDown To EarthPedestalDifferent Levels Author:Michael Clayton
“The interface of history and myth is where my stories take place anyway, and there's always a way I'm trying to tap mythologies with the perfect understanding that history will trump mythology.” WayTryingStoriesUnderstandingPerfectTrumpMythMythologyInterfaces Author:Steve Stern
“Walter Benjamin has this notion of the angel of history and in a way that's paradoxical itself. We don't have angels in history anymore. We don't believe in these mythical creatures anymore.” WayBelieveCreaturesAngelNotionDon't BelieveParadoxicalMythical Creatures Author:Steve Stern
“I do think, as crazy as it sounds, that sports is an addiction and that it should be accorded some of the same supports as any other addiction.” ThinkingShouldSportsSoundSupportCrazyAddiction Author:Steve Almond
“The truth is, every sport has been turned into a huge, nihilistic business.” Has BeensSportsHugeTruth Is Author:Steve Almond