“Football is not, in my view, a sport: it is somewhere between a business racket and a mental illness. I associate it with all the worst aspects of our society - violence, drunkenness, drugs, racism, exploitation, greed and stupidity; and that's just for starters.” SportsViewsViolenceWorstFootballDrugRacismAspectGreedIllnessStupidityMental IllnessSoccerAnalysisOur SocietyExploitationAssociatesDrunkennessRacketStarters Author:Simon Heffer
“Marshall was a pioneering player. As a threat in so many different aspects of football, he revolutionized the way in which the running back position was played. He was the player that I wanted to emulate.” WayDifferentRunningWantedPlayerPositionFootballAspectThreatEmulatePioneeringRunning Back Author:Tiki Barber
“Football was everything to me. There was the physical aspect, sure. I did pushups and sit-ups every night, even as a kid. But I also just studied the game constantly. It was my life.” KidsNightGamesFootballAspectEvery Night Author:Thomas Jones
“Play more than one sport in high school. If you play, say, football and basketball, you can learn to be physical and you can take those physical aspects of both sports and become better in both sports. Basketball players use some of the same skills football players do and vice versa.” IfsPlayUseSchoolSportsPlayerFootballSkillsBasketballHigh SchoolAspectVicesVice VersaBasketball PlayerFootball Player Author:Antonio Gates
“If you said, 'What is the most important aspect of winning football games?' I don't think I could give you an answer to that question.” IfsThinkingGivingSaidImportantGamesWinningAnswersFootballAspectFootball GameWinning Football Author:Cris Collinsworth
“The negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.” PeopleSometimesSidesFootballNegativeAspectOur Society Author:Jose Mourinho