“We're deep into the holiday gift-giving season, as you can tell from the fact that everywhere you look, you see jolly old St. Nick urging you to purchase things, to the point where you want to slug him right in his bowl full of jelly.” WantGivingLooksFactsHumorousSeasonsHolidayBowlsJellyJollySlugsGift Giving Author:Dave Barry
“Over a 10-season stretch from 1967 to 1976, eight Super Bowl champions either were the Raiders or had to beat the Raiders in the playoffs. The Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Baltimore Colts, Miami, the Steelers each of the first two times... we all had to deal with the Raiders.” FirstsTwoDealsCitiesBeatsSeasonsEightChiefsChampionBowlsJetSuper BowlMiamiKansasBaltimorePlayoffsKansas CityRaidersSteelersColts Author:Joe Greene
“I would sacrifice 1,000 yards rushing to win a Super Bowl. But I want to be the first back to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons.” WantFirstsWinningSacrificeSeasonsBowlsYardsRushingSuper Bowl Author:Adrian Peterson
“It took me 13 years to win a Super Bowl. But it only took me one season to win a 'mirror ball.'” YearsWinningSeasonsBallsMirrorsBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Donald Driver
“I have to confess I can't have the holiday season without "Hard Candy Christmas". For some reason, it makes me think of the sticky ribbon candy bowl my mid-western grandma always had.” ThinkingI CanHardReasonSeasonsWesternHolidayBowlsCandyGrandmaRibbonsStickyHoliday SeasonHard Candy Author:Hank Stuever
“And what could be a hotter ticket than the improbable triumph of 'The Book of Mormon,' the musical-comedy moon shot of the season? Its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, of Comedy Central's 'South Park,' are the most unlikely Rodgers and Hammerstein team ever to bowl a thundering strike.” BookComedyTeamMoonShotsStonesSeasonsSouthMusicalCreatorStrikesTriumphParksBowlsTicketsUnlikelyImprobableInspirational TeamHotter Author:James Wolcott
“So instead of the Super Bowl, we've got the Stupor Bowl. Two once-proud teams, now 0-4 and stumbling through the season like zombies. And if you think the Cowboys are bad (and they are), the Redskins are so bad that every few plays you have to put a mirror under thieir noses to make sure they're still breathing.” IfsThinkingStillsTwoPlayTeamFootballProudSeasonsMirrorsBreathingNosesBowlsCowboyZombieSuper BowlStumblingRedskins Author:Tony Kornheiser
“Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.” ThinkingMenWantStupidSeasonsNflBowlsI Want YouUnfortunateOne WordSuper BowlSports PsychologyPro FootballReally StupidFunny FootballNfl FootballNfl PlayersDumb Sports Author:Bill Peterson
“After the Cougars' 19-15 Cotton Bowl victory over Kansas State We're the only team in NCAA history to win 14 games in a season. It was just a great experience and I can't say enough about it. . . . People don't know how difficult it is to get up for 15 games.” PeopleKnowsI CanStatesEnoughGamesWinningDifficultJusticeKnow HowTeamVictorySeasonsGet UpBowlsCottonKansasGreat ExperiencesNcaaCougars Author:LaVell Edwards
“I've been here for eight years and I'm going into my 13th season. There's nothing I'd have liked better than to retire as a Jet. But the reality is, they released me. My goal now is not to break the bank. I did that twice already with my original contract and a restructuring. It's about winning a championship, and from this point forward, I'm going to go to the team that gives me the best chance to win a Super Bowl.” GivingYearsRealityWinningGoalChanceBreakTeamSeasonsGive MeOriginalsEightContractsRetiringBowlsChampionshipJetSuper BowlRestructuring Author:Kevin Mawae
“It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your life]. There was so much notoriety for me in my first season, and to finish by winning the Super Bowl and get the MVP set my place in history. It cements it and its very special. There is something that comes with it, something everyone recognizes and knows. No one can ever take it away from you.” IfsKnowsWayFirstsDoeWinningSpecialChangedSeasonsExtremesBowlsChanging Your LifeSuper BowlAway From YouChanged My LifeCementMvpNotoriety Author:Kurt Warner