“I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.” PeopleThinkingGuyFootballNflGood PeopleGood Football Author:Bill Parcells
“The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.” LooksReasonGuyFootballProfession Author:Bill Parcells
“I'm not a video game guy. I would rather throw around a football.” GuyGamesFootballVideo Author:Jeremy Piven
“I have no ax to grind. I was lucky. I played. How many guys play high school, college football never play pro football?” PlaySchoolGuyFootballCollegeLuckyHigh SchoolGrindCollege FootballPro Football Author:Art Donovan
“People shy away from it [MMA] because they think it's a brutal, brutal sport, and I've said, 'Guys, MMA is safer than football and boxing,... And people tell me they don't believe it. Am I not the most credible person to give you the answer to that?” PeopleThinkingGivingBelievePersonsSaidGuySportsAnswersFootballDon't BelieveBoxingShyMmaBrutalCredible Author:Herschel Walker
“Art was always my thing. I had an art scholarship before I had a football scholarship. I'm a left-handed, right-brained, painting-drawing guy. That was always my skill.” ArtGuyLeftFootballPaintingSkillsDrawingScholarshipLeft Handed Author:Terry Crews
“Emmitt Smith is in a position, in my opinion, where he should be the highest-paid running back in football. He's a guy who has gone out and led the league in rushing and been productive.” ShouldRunningGuyOpinionGonePositionFootballHighestPaidLeagueProductiveRushingRunning Back Author:Emmitt Smith
“Most liberal-minded folk would like to think that since they are not hostile to people of a different race, racism is a disease of the uneducated, unenlightened and socially backward - football hooligans, British National Party supporters, policemen. You could call this the Bad Guy Theory. But the Bad Guy Theory does not explain why Indian-heritage children do nearly twice as well as Pakistani-heritage children at GCSE.” PeopleThinkingWellsChildrenDoeDifferentGuyPartyRaceFootballTheoryDiseaseRacismFolksBritishIndianHeritageSupporterHostileBad GuysPolicemenUneducatedDifferent Races Author:Trevor Phillips
“One of the reasons I'm lucky is to be around an owner like Jerry Jones. I'm not just saying it. The reality of it is the guy wants to win. As a quarterback, you need ownership and people in the front office and organization to help you win. If you don't get that help, you're always going to be fighting an uphill battle. You feel that, being a part of this organization with Jerry, that he's going to bring in people and sign people and want to improve this football team every year. It allows you to feel like, hey, we have a chance and I have a chance to do some special things around here.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsFeelsYearsReasonHelpingRealityGuyFightingWinningChanceTeamSpecialFrontsFootballBattleLuckyOfficeOrganizationHeyOwnersOwnershipQuarterbackJerryFootball TeamJust SayingSpecial ThingsUphill BattlesFront Office Author:Tony Romo
“I have nothing against the North Koreans but this Kim Jong Un has got a screw loose. A member of his cabinet, his security minister, nods off, falls sleep. We've all done it. Kim Jong Un takes the guy out and has him executed, just for just falling asleep. Oh, and he was also deflating footballs.” DoneGuyFallSleepSecurityFootballMembersMinistersScrewsNorth KoreaKoreanCabinetsKimNorth KoreanFalling Asleep Author:David Letterman
“As far as I'm concerned, this guy should never play football again. The answer you normally get after a tackle like that is 'he is not the type of guy who does that.' It's like a guy who kills one time in his life - it's enough. You have a dead person. This tackle is absolutely horrendous.” ShouldPersonsDoeEnoughPlayGuyAnswersFootballTypeConcernedManagersSoccerOne TimeThis GuyChairmanType Of Guy Author:Arsene Wenger
“Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.” ThinkingGuyGamesEmotionStupidFootballCleverTricksManagersSoccerChairmanOther Guys Author:Jose Mourinho
“We had a very exhaustive, extensive search for the guy that is going lead our football team over the next few years. We spent about two months in an in-depth interview process, and Bret came out with flying colors. We are absolutely thrilled that he is our head coach.” YearsTwoGuyNextSportsProcessTeamFootballColorMonthsDepthCoachesFlyingInterviewsFootball TeamTwo MonthsHead Coaches Author:Ron Jaworski
“You know how in football, guys throw defenses, and the defense throws you a look, but the look is not really what it is - it's only made to fool you. It's the same thing with drugs. The drug is only an illusion to draw you in.” KnowsLooksMadeGuyKnow HowFootballFoolDrugDrawsIllusionDefense Author:Rick Ross
“I guess I'm a fun-loving teddy bear. I've got two sides to me. Obviously, there's the football side that a lot of people see - the mean, ferocious, coming-after-the-quarterback guy. But off the field, I'm a calm, cool, collected guy.” PeopleMeanTwoGuyFunSidesFieldsFootballBearsCalmTwo SidesQuarterbackTeddyTeddy BearFun Loving Author:Ndamukong Suh
“I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.” ThinkingLittlesDoneAbleGuyBitsFieldsFootballLittle BitHumbleHungryBe HumbleFootball Field Author:Ndamukong Suh
“I consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys.” GuyLeaderTeamFootballNflOther GuysFootball Team Author:Philip Rivers
“Some guys lose their focus. They get caught up in the business deals or the endorsements, and they lose their focus. For me, it's always about football. I've never lost sight of what's making all these other things happen.” HappensGuyLostLosesDealsFocusFootballSightCaughtThings HappenCaught UpEndorsementsBusiness Deals Author:Peyton Manning
“One thing you can't beat in this world is time. I learnt that the hard way. You can't play basketball forever. You can't play football forever. You can't bodybuild forever. I mean you CAN do it, but not at a high level against younger guys who have more time and have not reached their peaks yet. There's only so much the body can do and once you're done, you can't go back in time.” WorldWayMeanHardDonePlayBodyGuyCan DoLevelsForeverOne ThingThis WorldFootballBasketballBeatsMore TimeYou Can Do ItHigh LevelHard WayBack In TimeGo Back In Time Author:Ronnie Coleman
“I normally don't initiate conversations with guys unless they want to talk about certain things - when I'm at the facility, I'm there to play football. If you want to talk about the meaning of life, games, whatever, I'm more than happy to, but when I'm in that building, I'm being paid to play football. Conversely, when I'm not at the facility, that's my life to live.” IfsWantPlayGuyCertainGamesBuildingFootballConversationPaidMeaning Of LifeFacilityInitiate Author:Chris Kluwe
“I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?'” BelieveLooksLittlesPlayGuyTermClassTeamFootballAmountBasketballFairsSeasonsTheaterVersionsBelieve In MeEnglish Class Author:Dennis Haysbert
“We might have the worst bunch of guys together we've ever seen as a football team. I don't know what anybody else has, but I'd trade mine with anybody, sight unseen.” KnowsMightTogetherGuyTeamWorstFootballMinesSightTradeBunchUnseenFootball Team Author:Buddy Ryan
“Everywhere I go now, people are like, 'That's the guy from 'Dancing With the Stars!'' It's pretty good that you're not just a football player but you're in the entertainment world.” PeopleWorldGuyStarsPlayerFootballDancingEntertainmentFootball PlayerDancing With The Stars Author:Donald Driver
“It's certainly a loss for us here at the University of Washington, because Jeff Compher has been a wonderful friend and administrator. Jeff is a football man first, but he has the compassion and desire to make all of Northern Illinois' programs successful. He's one heck of a guy.” MenFirstsHas BeensDesireGuyLossCompassionSuccessfulWonderfulFootballProgramUniversityAdministratorsIllinoisWonderful Friends Author:Tyrone Willingham
“I don't understand shopping, it doesn't make any sense to me. As guys, we decide we want something and then we go out and buy it. Women go to the store having no idea what they're going to buy, or what they're even doing, it's like a whole different sport. It's like going to a football game to maybe watch a game. I don't get it.” WantIdeasDifferentWholeGuyGamesSportsWatchesFootballStoresNo IdeaShoppingWant SomethingFootball Game Author:Ashton Kutcher
“It says that alcoholism is a disease, and that it gets passed on from generation to generation. I've told my kids about that: "You've got the crazy gene in you, guys. When it comes time to kick back with the buddies, drink a beer, and watch a football game, just realize that there will be a day when that thing turns on you. So you better keep an eye on it".” EyeKidsGuyTurnsGamesRealizingWatchesGenerationsCrazyFootballDrinkDiseaseBeerKicksGenesAlcoholismBuddyFootball Game Author:Nikki Sixx
“Have we become a cupcake league? We already have better helmets and gear. Wonder how the old school players feel about this. Not in the back of minds when talking about 18 game season so let's play football please... Even guys using shoulders to hit are getting flagged for helmet-to-helmet. Defense is getting sloppy because guys are avoiding fines and will get worse if suspending comes into play.” IfsFeelsMindPlaySchoolGuyGamesTalkingWonderPlayerFootballFinePleaseSeasonsDefenseShouldersLeagueAvoidingGearsOld SchoolHelmetSloppyCupcakesTacklingNfl Players Author:Phillip Daniels
“I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player.” GuyWishPlayerFootballGayTrainingWish YouFootball PlayerIt Is What It Is Author:Michael Sam
“When I was a teen, I was never really into the captain of the football team or the student body president. The guys I liked were quirky and different: They listened to music I'd never heard of, never had lunch or gas money, and could always make you laugh.” DifferentBodyGuyPresidentLaughingHeardTeamStudentsFootballGasLunchCaptainsQuirkyFootball TeamMake You LaughGas Money Author:Sarah Dessen
“Guys don't seem to think this, but the stuff that girls talk about is more raunchy than what guys talk about in a football lockeroom.” ThinkingSeemsGuyGirlStuffFootballThat GirlGirl Talk Author:Scott Porter
“The only moment football really stops is with a penalty kick - and that is a moment that is really dramatic. A penalty kick becomes a Western duel. It's two guys facing each other. Destiny and potential death, whether metaphorical or literal. That's why in the penalty kick at the end of the film, I shot it like an homage to the Sergio Leone Westerns I saw when I was a kid, especially The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.” TwoEndsMomentsKidsFilmGuyDestinySawsFootballShotsWesternUglyDramaticKicksPenaltiesLiteralHomageMetaphoricalTwo GuysGood The Bad And The UglySergio Leone Author:Carlos Cuaron
“When I'm not working out, playing football or working with Vita Coco, I'm a video game nerd. I love playing video games. I'm really good at FIFA. I'm not one of those guys that uses Barcelona or Real Madrid to win. My skills are real, so I don't need a loaded team to dominate. You don't want to play me in FIFA.” WantNeedsRealPlayUseGuyGamesWinningTeamFootballSkillsWork OutVideoNerdLoadedBarcelonaPlaying FootballMadridReal MadridFifaPlaying Video Games Author:Giovani Bernard
“It's a group of guys that put their mind to going out and playing great football. Everybody that needed to step up, stepped up. Everybody that needed to make a play, made a play and that's what it's all about.” MindMadePlayGuyStepsGroupsFootballNeededGoing OutStep UpGreat Football Author:Kurt Warner
“The energy of college football rivals that of a live performance for me. I am an extremely analytical guy and predicting these games is right up my alley, especially with a little luck thrown in. It is even more fun when I am winning and I have to say, I have fared quite well in my predictions.” WellsLittlesGuyGamesWinningEnergyFunFootballCollegePerformancesLuckThrownPredictionsRivalsAlleysPredictingCollege FootballLive Performance Author:Rodney Atkins
“I like to think of myself as a regular guy, except I play football for a living. I try not to be an arrogant turd out there.” ThinkingTryingPlayGuyFootballArrogantTurds Author:Brian Urlacher
“I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that.” PlayShowsGuyFootballTvsNewspapersAwardsTv ShowsTrophies Author:Randy Moss
“Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team.” IfsGuyTeamRocksFootballProudDrugBandMessUniformsFootball TeamRock Bands Author:Gene Simmons
“They call it football, but the object of the game is to bash the other guy so hard that he's eventually carried off the field on a stretcher. I can't watch football anymore. My psychiatrist said it's better that way. I used to watch a game, see the players in a huddle - and think they were talking about me.” ThinkingWaySaidI CanHardUsedGuyGamesTalkingWatchesPlayerFieldsObjectsFootballPsychiatristOther GuysBashTalking About Me Author:Jackie Mason
“Losing builds character. You know who said that? A loser! Guy who got his ass stomped every day, basketball, football, baseball, lose, lose, lose and lose. All right, I'm talking about me.” KnowsSaidCharacterGuyLosesTalkingFootballBasketballLosingBaseballAssLoserTalking About Me Author:Christopher Titus
“We have three kinds of guys on our team. We have guys that get it; they play good; they understand how to play winning football. We have some guys that are trying to get it, and they are working hard every day? We are supporting them, and we want the guys that have it to support them. Then we have some guys that don't get it and don't know that they don't get it. We are trying to replace them. We only have a couple left.” KnowsWantTryingKindHardPlayGuyThreeWinningLeftSupportTeamFootballCoupleWinning Football Author:Nick Saban
“Sure, there are times when the guys talk about playing football in school and I can't relate to that, but I can relate to being a female athlete. And as long as you are prepared, work hard and know your stuff, you will be fine.” KnowsLongI CanHardSchoolGuyStuffFootballHard WorkFineFemalePreparedAthleteRelatePlaying FootballFemale Athlete Author:Megan Alexander
“Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had no clock and a lot of faults. People looked at the slow pace and at big guys like George Mikan and said pro basketball was just for overgrown pituitary cases. Baseball and football were numbers one and two and pro basketball wasn't even in the same universe.” PeopleSaidTwoBigsGuyUniverseGamesNumbersCasesTroubleFootballCollegeBasketballBaseballFaultsClockPaceBig Guys Author:Dolph Schayes
“I'm a skinny, geeky, high school dropout - it works, kids! Sensitive guys always get the girl. You'll get laid 10 times as much as that guy on the football team 'cause he's on steroids and he's gonna get fat.” KidsSchoolGuyGirlCausesTeamFootballHigh SchoolFatsSensitiveSkinnyThat GuyFootball TeamSteroidGetting LaidDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Dave Grohl
“I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?” KnowsMeanI CanGuyFootballIntimidated Author:Joan Jett
“Young guys should focus on maintaining their football position. Coaches always say the lowest guy wins. I'm a taller guy and a bigger guy, but because I'm always in a great football position is why I think I'm able to get away from guys still. It gives me a chance to recover.” ThinkingGivingShouldStillsAbleYoungGuyWinningChanceFocusPositionFootballBiggerGive MeCoachesGet AwayLowestMaintainingGreat FootballYoung GuysGive Me A Chance Author:Brandon Spikes
“If you take a wrong step but you're still in that football position, you can just react and change directions. I think for the most part young guys need to work on their football position. Get in their stance and hold it as long as possible. Work on your flexibility, especially in the hips, so you can hold that longer. A good football position will help you be more mobile and give you better leverage in the trenches.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingLongStillsHelpingYoungGuyStepsPositionFootballHipsFlexibilityMobileStanceTrenchesYoung GuysGood Football Author:Brandon Spikes
“Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork.” HelpingMovingGuyFeetFootballBasketballDefenseStayingCarrieSquaresPlaying FootballGuardingFootworkPlaying Defense Author:Calvin Pryor
“I've always had an irrational fear - it's really not an irrational fear, I think - whenever I've been standing at a urinal at a bar, or Giants Stadium or Yankee Stadium. You've got a bunch of drunks behind you, often in a hostile, adrenalized environment like a football game. What's to prevent the guy behind me from slamming my head into the porcelain wall in front of me?” ThinkingGuyGamesBehindsEnvironmentFrontsFootballWallStandingBarsBunchGiantsIrrationalHostileYankeesBehind YouStadiumsFootball GamePorcelainYankee StadiumIrrational Fear Author:Steve Rushin
“I didn't win prom king. By that point, I'd quit sports except for soccer, so I was really just a theater guy. I totally lost to the captain of the football team.” GuyWinningLostSportsTeamFootballKingsTheaterQuittingSoccerCaptainsFootball TeamProm Author:Patrick Wilson
“Guys are faster, they're bigger and they're stronger. I think that's probably the main thing. And that's not just in football, I think it's in every sport.” ThinkingGuySportsFootballBiggerStrongerFaster Author:Andre Reed