“I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and went to a big high school called Douglas McArthur where there was a lot of track and a lot of football. It was a bit like 'Friday Night Lights.' I used to spend a lot of time at the track.” BigsLightSchoolUsedNightBitsFootballGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolTrackTexasFridayFriday NightAntonioNight LightSan AntonioFriday Night Lights Author:Norah O'Donnell
“A college football star, by his senior year, is used to running out there with 110,000 people going nuts. They feel comfortable in that environment. To me, a set feels like that. The one thing that I do know is that, as long as I'm prepared, I know this environment and this world.” PeopleKnowsWorldFeelsYearsLongRunningUsedStarsEnvironmentOne ThingThis WorldFootballCollegeComfortablePreparedNutsSeniorCollege FootballSenior Year Author:Donal Logue
“I am basically turning football players into sprinters for a while. When we first talked about it, I didn't know how my expertise could be used.” KnowsFirstsUsedKnow HowPlayerFootballExpertiseFootball PlayerSprinters Author:Ato Boldon
“I used to have a military officer travelling with me at all times with a suitcase - referred to as the nuclear football - in case it had to be used.” UsedCasesMilitaryFootballNuclearAll TimeOfficersSuitcases Author:Al Gore
“As a child, I had a deck of Marvel top trumps. You can get top trumps with racing cars, or fighter planes, or football players... I had all of the Marvel superheroes and super-villains you could get, and I used to play them with my friends. They were all listed according to their height and weight and agility and their super-powers.” ChildrenPlayUsedPlayerCarFootballTrumpMy FriendsWeightFighterPlanesHeightRacingVillainSuperheroDeckFootball PlayerRace CarAgilitySuper PowerSuper Villain Author:Tom Hiddleston
“When the child is twelve, your wife buys her a splendidly silly article of clothing called a training bra. To train what? I never had a training jock. And believe me, when I played football, I could have used a training jock more than any twelve-year-old needs a training bra.” NeedsYearsBelieveChildrenUsedWifeFootballTrainingTrainSillyArticlesClothingsTwelveBelieve In MeUnderwearPubertyBrasJocks Author:Bill Cosby
“Football used to be my god but no longer is. I still love it, I'm still aggressive, I still want to be very successful at it, I want to win a lot of football games. And my job is to be the best football player in the world, because it affords me a life; it pays, it's my job, and so it hasn't dulled my senses for the game or the love or the great excitement I get from the game. It's just that I'm very much at peace with myself because of my faith.” WorldWantStillsJobsUsedGamesWinningPaySuccessfulPlayerFootballSensesUsed To BeExcitementBeing The BestAggressiveBest FootballFootball PlayerFootball Game Author:Terry Bradshaw
“when I was younger I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation. In the book, that's how all the sports helped me in my strategies for football and life.” NeedsFeelsBookUsedSportsAbilitySituationFootballCapacityStrategyAthleteEnduranceAthleticStaminaWrestlerAthletic Ability Author:Dhani Jones
“There were two good fellows I used to know. --How distant it all appears! We played together in football weather, And messed together for years: Now one of them's wed, and the other's dead So long that he's hardly missed Save by us, who messed with him years ago: But we're all in the old School List.” KnowsYearsLongTwoSchoolTogetherUsedKnow HowFootballYears AgoFellowsListsWeatherOld School Book:Lapsus Calami and Other Verses Source: Lapsus Calami and Other Verses
“I get paid to play football, not to sit on the bench, I don't enjoy that. Over the years loads of players have been very happy to do that and pick up their money. That used to really wind me up.” YearsHas BeensPlayUsedEnjoyPlayerFootballWindPicksPaidLoadVery HappyBenches Author:Kevin Kilbane
“My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby was. It's a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.” PersonsPlayUsedGamesSportsLevelsSuccessfulTeamFootballDadMy DadArguingBeing SuccessfulUnclesRugbySports TeamGreat Team Author:Clint Eastwood
“I used to go play football matches in the morning, and Id go straight from me football game to a dance competition.” PlayUsedGamesMorningFootballCompetitionFootball GameFootball Match Author:Tristan MacManus
“My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'” PlayUsedNextGoalGenerationsFootballUltimateNext GenerationUltimate Goal Author:Michael Strahan
“I couldn't catch a ball if it had Elmer's Glue all over it. And my father had to be this ex-football star. He didn't know what to tell his friends, so he told them all I had Polio. On Father's Day, I used to limp for him.” IfsKnowsUsedFatherStarsFootballBallsOver ItExesGluePolioChorus Line Author:Matthew West
“I've always been quite an active person especially when I was younger. When I was in primary school, I used to play lots of sports. I was a sprinter and I did basketball and swimming and Gaelic football and things like that. So I always thought, I guess, that it would be fun to incorporate that much physical activity and work into a dramatic piece.” PersonsPlayWould BeSchoolUsedFunSportsPiecesFootballActivityBasketballActivePrimariesDramaticSwimmingPhysical ActivityPrimary SchoolGaelicSprinters Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I used to like Barbra Streisand films. It was Funny Girl that really turned me on, in a sense, to acting. I remember it specifically being a rainy Saturday afternoon. I couldnt play football, so I stayed in, and I watched Funny Girl.” PlayRememberFilmUsedGirlActingFootballAfternoonSaturdayRainyStreisandSaturday AfternoonFunny Girl Author:Sean Harris
“The game of business used to be like football: size mattered. Then it changed to basketball: speed and agility. Today, business is more like chess. Customer priorities change continually, and the signals given by these changes are vital clues to the next cycle of growth.” TodayUsedNextGamesGivenGrowthChangedFootballBasketballSizeCustomersSpeedPrioritiesChessUsed To BeCyclesSignalsClueAgility Author:Adrian Slywotzky
“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
“I don't sleep much. Five to six, I'd say. You could argue that people, as they get older, sleep less - probably because they're afraid of dying at some point. I know my parents don't sleep much. I know that I used to be able to sleep until noon when I was younger. I couldn't fathom staying in bed until ten now. I wouldn't know what to do unless there's a football game on.” PeopleKnowsAbleUsedGamesParentSleepFiveDyingFootballBedTenSixArguingUsed To BeStayingNoonFathomFootball Game Author:George Clooney
“When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.” RealRememberUsedForcePlayerFootballShirtsParksHolidayDominantSpainClose FriendsMadridReplicaReal MadridFamily Holiday Author:Gareth Bale
“I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.” WayUsedEnjoyHurtFootballInternationalIt HurtsHurt Me Author:Michael Owen
“According to the nanny who sold her story, Victoria used to scream at her husband: I gave up my music for you. So, the next time you feel like slagging off David Beckham, just take a moment to ponder on how much we all owe the man.” MenFeelsMomentsStoriesUsedNextPlayerFootballHe ManHusbandSoccerScreamNext TimeGave UpPonderingVictoriaNanniesBeckham Author:Ian O'Doherty
“Nothing is covered adequately by the BBC. The BBC has become the biggest disappointment - they're just so terrified. And in a way it's not their fault: the parties have used them as a political football.” WayPoliticalUsedPartyFootballFaultsDisappointmentCoveredTerrified Author:Irvine Welsh
“It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy.” TryingChildrenShowsUsedGamesParentSidesWatchesFootballPhonesPainfulCellsCell PhoneOld DaysNostalgicShowing OffHandyFootball GameGood Old DaysBlackberries Author:Sherry Turkle