“Watching football is like watching pornography. There's plenty of action, and I can't take my eyes off it, but when it's over, I wonder why the hell I spent an afternoon doing it.” I CanEyeActionFunnyWonderHellFootballPlentyNflAfternoonPornographyAmerican FootballFunny American FootballWatching Football Book:The answer is baseball: a book of questions that illuminate the great game Source: The answer is baseball: a book of questions that illuminate the great game
“Many people hold me ultimately responsible toward the actions and reputation of the global football community. I cannot monitor everyone all of the time.” PeopleActionCommunityFootballResponsibleReputationHold Me Author:Sepp Blatter
“Acting was a lot like football. When you're a DB and you're one on one with a receiver, you're going to dance. It's go-time in front of 100,000 people and everybody watching on TV. That's exactly how it is when a director says 'Action!' It's the same adrenaline rush, the same training process. I love it.” PeopleActionProcessActingFrontsFootballTvsDirectorsTrainingAdrenalineReceiverOne On OneAdrenaline Rush Author:Brian J. White
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.” SaidDoneMotivationalActionFootballCollegeNflEnglish LanguageFablesSaid And DoneFunny ProcrastinationMisfortunes Of OthersNotre Dame FootballFine Feathers Author:Lou Holtz
“A football match should be decided by an action of play. Not some contrived process whose end result is to mark a fine player such as Bossis, Baresi or Baggio for the rest of his career.” ShouldEndsPlayActionProcessResultsCareersPlayerFootballFineDecidedMarkEnd ResultsFootball Match Author:Michel Patini
“Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.” LittlesDoneActionChoicesStrongCompassionTeamFootballSurvivalGuiltLeagueNflMutualAwardsLowestAffirmative ActionAffirmativeInspirational Team Author:J. C. Watts
“A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken. It's almost like a football coach, when you draw the X's and O's: Every play that is chalked on that board goes for a touchdown. Well, there are a lot of yards to be made between the line of scrimmage and the touchdown.” NeedsWellsLooksMadePlayActionTermLinesTakenFootballDrawsCoachesBoardsAcademicYardsFootball CoachBetween The LinesTouchdownsBlackboard Author:John O. Brennan