“I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.” FeelsCareersNicePlayerFootballSkillsFortunateConsistentFootball Player Author:Darren Flutie
“People call me Wayne Wonder and it also goes back to football because I could do mad skills with the ball and people would marvel and wonder how I could do it.” PeopleWonderFootballSkillsBallsMadCall MeWayne Author:Wayne Wonder
“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
“I think you can learn lots of skills playing football. Team building is one. You also learn how to solve problems within your team. Sometimes you find yourself playing with players that you don't necessarily like, but you have to put your differences aside for the good of the team. It gives you skills that you may not appreciate at the time.” ThinkingGivingMaySometimesProblemDifferencesPlayerTeamBuildingFootballSkillsAppreciateSolveFinding YourselfTeam BuildingFootball TeamPlaying Football Author:Hope Powell
“There are lots of positives to come out of playing all sports, not just football. Team games can offer you different life skills than an individual sport can. Football improves your time management - you have to be places on time and disciplined in terms of training.” DifferentGamesIndividualSportsTermTeamFootballOffersSkillsTrainingManagementTime ManagementFootball TeamDifferent LifeLife Skills Author:Hope Powell
“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.” NeedsGivingSidesBlackWhiteCommonBrainPlayerTeamFootballBalanceSkillsClubsCommon SenseManagersSoccerChairmanFlair Author:Ron Noades
“Honestly, being a 5'11 quarterback, not too many people think that you can play in the National Football League. And so for me, you know, I knew that my height doesn't define my skill set, you know? I believed in my talent. I believed in what God gave me. I believed in the knowledge that I have of the game.” PeopleThinkingKnowsPlayGamesTalentFootballSkillsHonestlyLeagueHeightQuarterback Author:Russell Wilson
“Our very success, gained you will agree by skill, will draw more people than ever to see it. And that will benefit many more clubs than Rangers. Let the others come after us. We welcome the chase. It is healthy for us. We will never hide from it. Never fear, inevitably we shall have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.” PeopleWayYearsHas BeensMatterPhilosophySuccessFootballFailureHealthySkillsAnxietyBenefitsDrawsOvercomingStrongerAgreeClubsCoachesToleranceTrialsWelcomeHidingSanityChasingNo FearKey To SuccessRoad To SuccessEmergingPioneersBeing StrongSkillfulEmergenceRangersNever FearGallantMotivational Football Author:Bill Struth
“Football is a whole skill to itself. A whole world. A whole universe to itself. Me love it because you have to be skilful to play it! Freedom! Football is freedom.” WorldPlayWholeUniverseFootballSkillsWhole World Author:Bob Marley
“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
“Tight end is one of the hardest positions to play in football. It's right up there with quarterback and cornerback. You have to have the skills of a wide receiver and the strength of an offensive lineman, and it's not easy to balance those two.” TwoEndsPlayEasyPositionFootballBalanceSkillsWideHardestOffensiveQuarterbackReceiverLinemanOffensive LinemanWide Receiver Author:Tony Gonzalez
“Everyone asks me if piano had helped me in football. I guess improvisation and creativity helps on the field, but that's a reach. The two skills are just so different. And, by the way, I get more nervous playing piano.” IfsWayTwoDifferentHelpingAsksCreativityFieldsFootballSkillsNervousAsk MePianoImprovisationPlaying Piano Author:Joey Harrington
“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
“A police reporter walks into the worst moment in someone's life on every single story that he covers. It's not like being a sports reporter. That's a great job and all that and takes certain skills. But, you know, they're glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.” KnowsMomentsStoriesShowsJobsCertainGamesSportsWalksWorstFootballSkillsPoliceGladReportersGreat JobFootball GameWorst Moments Author:Bob Schieffer
“In our blessed and mostly peaceful society we're not as familiar with courage as we once were. We ascribe the virtue to all manner of endeavors that only really require skill, fortitude and a little daring, the qualities Pat Tillman showed on the football field. Pat's best service to his country was to remind us all what courage really looks like, and that the purpose of all good courage is love.” LooksLittlesCountryPurposeQualityVirtueFieldsFootballSkillsBlessedFamiliarPeacefulEndeavorDaringFortitudeBest ServiceFootball FieldGood CouragePeaceful Society Author:John McCain
“Speaking Spanish and Japanese has opened doors in my career and helped me bridge cultural differences, both in my personal and business life. During my football career I realised quickly what difference language skills can make” LanguageDifferencesCareersDoorsFootballSkillsBridgesRealisedCultural DifferencesBusiness LifeOpened DoorsLanguage SkillsSpeaking Spanish Author:Gary Lineker
“You need to just understand where the ball is and how to use your body. Timing your jump the right way is crucial. Learn how to use your body to shield the receiver and box him out, again, much like a rebound. Trying to beat a receiver to a ball can be a lot like you're posting him up. Rebounding is great practice because you can employ those skills - body position, leverage, timing - a lot more than you might in a football game or practice if the quarterback doesn't look your way.” IfsWayNeedsTryingLooksUseBodyMightGamesPracticePositionFootballLike YouSkillsBeatsBallsBoxesYour BodyCrucialTimingRight WayShieldsQuarterbackFootball GameReceiverRebound Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Rebounding helps a lot with your ball skills, because you're able to go get the ball at a high point, which is what they want you to do in football.” WantHelpingAbleFootballSkillsBallsHigh Points Author:Calvin Pryor