Frank Gifford Quotes (18 Quotes)




    I know we're all still suffering the loss of this great man, ... But we can still celebrate his wonderful life.

    Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him.

    If you had to win a game, it's a toss-up between Steve Young, John Elway and Dan Marino, ... Steve had that one unique quality of scrambling away from pressure, John would lumber for the first down and Dan had an unbelievable arm. It was never over when Steve was on the field he had the unique ability to do things that were almost impossible. He could lift the entire team with his ability alone.


    Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

    We started out as boss and player, and Wellington was almost like my father.


    People remember Don being a country bumpkin, which he wasn't, and Howard being a pain in the butt, which he was. I was the law and order.

    Governor Reagan had his arm around John Lennon and he was explaining American football to him. Only on 'Monday Night Football' would you get those two guys, who were poles apart, united.

    We spent a lot of time together on Sunday nights before a Monday night game, ... He was always very forthcoming with his information. Some players were testy and tough to deal with, but Steve was very helpful to us despite being much more in demand than other players.

    I told him to take off the freaking cowboy hat and the dark glasses and nobody would recognize him. But I guess he feels less of an obligation to be there than I do.

    As we looked out over the audience at Canton, Ohio, and looked into the faces of all those people,

    I had three stages of knowing Wellington Mara. He was my boss for a long time and he was a father figure. And finally, as we got older, he was my friend.

    Oh how sweet it is to hear one's own convictions from another's lips.

    Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football.

    It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.

    I am very happy for him, ... What a role model he is. He is everything you would want your son to be. He is a remarkable young man who was great for the history of our game.


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