“I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues around Manchester, playing against lads from tough areas who had been taught they had to fight for everything.” YearsHas BeensFightingFootballTaughtToughAreasSevenLocalsLeagueSeven YearsManchesterLadFormative Years Author:Gary Neville
“Well, I've learned a lot from Bill Belichick. I've said time and time again, before I got to New England, I thought I knew a lot about football. But I think he taught me a lot from A to Z. I still carry it to this day.” ThinkingWellsSaidStillsFootballTaughtEnglandBillsI've LearnedThis DayNew EnglandBill Belichick Author:Randy Moss
“For 350 years we have been taught that reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man. Football's place is to add a patina of character, a deference to the rules and a respect for authority.” MenWritingYearsHas BeensCharacterReadingSportsFootballTaughtReadyAuthorityAddConferencesDeference Author:Red Smith
“Being a running back helped me tremendously. It taught me judgement in the defense and how to judge the football.” RunningFootballTaughtJudgingDefenseJudgementRunning Back Author:Tommy McDonald
“In football, you're taught to react by being aggressive, taught to react with violence. If you can't separate that on the field and off the field, you're going to be in a lot of trouble in your life.” IfsViolenceTroubleFieldsFootballTaughtAggressiveAnd Off Author:Troy Polamalu
“People who are following their dreams inspire me. I train at this relatively new gym in West Hollywood called Training Mate. It's owned by a former Australian football player named Luke Milton. The classes are mostly taught by other Australians that are just like Luke: fit, funny, cute, and approachable. Now they're talking about opening another location. He will open another location and be successful because he's following his dream. People like him inspire me because they make me think I can do it too.” PeopleThinkingI CanDreamCan DoTalkingClassSuccessfulPlayerFootballInspireTaughtFitTrainingHollywoodTrainWestFollowingOpeningFormerCuteBeing SuccessfulGymMatesLocationAustralianLukeI Can Do ItFootball PlayerMiltonWest Hollywood Author:Dayna Devon
“If everyone's happy, then I'm the character where when I enter that means there's trouble. In a movie, when I enter, it's not a good thing. But I know where I'm at. But, you know, you don't have to call me by my character's name for months on end. Football taught me that, because you can go from being best friends to having to play that person on another team, you have to be able to turn that on and off. You need to find that middle ground.” IfsKnowsNeedsMeanPersonsEndsPlayCharacterAbleTurnsNamesTroubleTeamMiddleFootballTaughtMonthsGood ThingsCall MeAnd OffMiddle Ground Author:Terry Crews
“Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.” InspirationalPhilosophySchoolSportsModernFootballTaughtCollegeMoralityAncientMotherhoodTeenagerGraduationAcademyAmerican FootballFunny GraduationHigh School GraduationMemorable Graduation Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Haji Ali taught me the most important lesson I've ever learned in my life...We Americans think you have to accomplish everything quickly. We're the country of thirty-minute power lunches and two-minute football drills. Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects.” ThinkingTwoImportantCountryThreeShareMinutesBuildingFootballTaughtLessonsProjectsDown AndAccomplishCupsTeaThirtyLunchSlow DownDrillsCups Of TeaImportant LessonsBuilding RelationshipsThree Cups Of Tea Author:Greg Mortenson