Football Quotes (2851 Quotes)

I have no doubt in my mind that it's time for our team to achieve success. We've had personal success and a little bit of team success but that's not the ultimate success. The only way to get the ultimate success is to become a football team totally. When

I think after this I will probably want to get into management and stop the football side of it. You can never say never but I am basically thinking that way.

NFC games are huge, division games are even bigger and when it comes down to it, every game you win makes the next one bigger. We know if we win this one, it's going to make that Dallas game huge, and if we win that one, we move on to the Giants. We have things in front of us we can accomplish. If we do our jobs and play good football, then there's going to be good things at the end of the year for us.

There's a lot to maintaining consistency in the NFL, and it's both on and off the field, ... And if something gets in your way of your concentration on football, I don't care what it is, your chance of succeeding is difficult because there's people right behind you focused on taking your spot.

People like to focus on a narrow stereotype, like if we didn't have football then we wouldn't have made it, ... The reality is, there are a lot of football players like me who came out of the middle class.

You get recognized a lot of places. Everyone knows about Lakeland football.

I really liked the reputation of the football program, and they've got some great linebackers down there. And I really liked their business program, which is what I want to major in.

We talked to some of the guys after practice and they said it was nice release. Some things are more important than high school football, and our game pales in comparison.

We see a great athlete that can possibly play four positions. He has only played (two full) years of football. Plus, he can help us right away on (special) teams with his body type.

As long as they take care of track, I'll take care of business on the football field. That's what we used to say.

Brian is a big part of this offense and a big part of this team as a representative on and off the football field. I'm really happy for Brian. It's a great thing for him and the team to have him signed to a long-term contract. I really believe both the player and the team benefit from each other.

You're talking about a Division I (basketball) player being the mascot for football. It's never been about Steve. He enjoys the atmosphere, the student body. People recognize that and come out and support him.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

If he's the No. 1 pick, he's the No. 1 pick. All I know is I just want to continue living my dreams of playing football. Whatever team picks you, picks you. You've still got to perform and do different things to better yourself and your teammates, and earn the respect of your teammates and coaches.

We don't need to spout off. Let's play football.

We think we can do a lot of things, other than play hard, and still control a football game. We need to learn you can't do that. We're so damn blue collar that if we don't go out on the football field and play hard, we're not going to get results.

Last week, we won as a football team and everything went right for us. Today, it felt like the total opposite.

Our guys are aware that they can still compete for the conference and make the playoffs. This is a new year, and Nicholls State football is up and running. The 85 guys out here are proud to be at Nicholls State, and they're ready to play.

Football is never going to be as fun as it was in high school, ... It becomes more of a job, more of a competition, more of a power struggle. . . . If you don't get it done, you're out of there. Nothing's guaranteed.

Jon Beranek and Ryan Skriver worked their butts off. Jon Beranek stepped up huge. I'll tell you what, late in the fourth quarter he bent over backward. I thought his knee was gone. He gets up and 'I'm fine. Let's go.' That's how you play West Branch football.

The Bulls talked to us last year. We talked to them again to try to come up with a date. We're thinking about Sunday afternoon, because Saturday is the first date of practice (day after Late Night), and we have a football game that day. We'd prefer not to do it midweek. Midweek dates are tough.

We have enjoyed our greatest period of success for over 15 years with David Moyes. I'm angered by the short-term approach. It seems to be the new disease in football.

For a running back, a lot is dependent on just skill. Not so much changes from college to the NFL. You're basically just reading blocks, and cutting and breaking tackles and running with the football.

That's exactly the way I saw it. He didn't play much. Football is such a team game. How the quarterback does depends on if players help out and make good receptions. And the offensive line has to help him out.

You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.

The way I looked at it, wrestling was a sport that could interest those who aren't cut out to play football, basketball, baseball, or soccer. Wrestling is a sport for everyone. There are no height or weight restrictions or limitations. It doesn't matter what grade you're in. Even gender. We had two girls who came out for the team. It really is a sport that includes everyone.

We have a real good defense and it's just one of those decisions where I looked at the teams I had on the plate and looked at what they had to offer as far as a chance to win and we're playing real competitive football, ... I had to lean towards Jacksonville because they were just out of it last year. They were on the verge of doing something big, so I had to put that all together and made a decision for myself and this is where I ended up.

The chief said he needed this night of football. He said New Orleans needed it, too. The Saints are God-sent to our city, ... We're trying to get back to a normal life, and there's nothing more normal in New Orleans than watching the Saints.

He is very, very physical, very big. He can fly and he has a great arm. He's going to be difficult to stop. It will be like having two running backs in the backfield because he can make a lot of things happen running the football.

This is what this team has been focused on all season. It means even more to be the first (boys) team to do it, especially with all the publicity the football team gets.

Any time they've got No. 4 on their football team, anything can happen. They could have an eight-game winning streak from here on out, so I'm not really too concerned about that. I'm only concerned about us as a football team going up there and trying to get a victory.

Their quarterback Tom Brady has been there before. Unfortunately, he did what he's done many times before took the football down and kicked the field goal at the end. It's a tough loss. We'll bounce back from it. We have to.

I'm just going to try and execute the plays that they call, knowing that I have an understanding of how to manage a football game and what I need to do to help the team win. I'm not trying to make it into rocket science.

It was really blown out of proportion. It was just something to show us how not retaliate if something like that ever happened on the field or at school. Our job would be to ignore it, to act like men, but to ignore it and get back to playing football. It was a lesson, an act. It was about tolerance.

He was an athlete from the days back then. You could just see his talent shine through in whatever he did, whether it was basketball or football. I'm sure he's stronger and faster now so it definitely will be different for me seeing him from high school to now. It will be fun.

The purpose of these changes is to focus more resources to support the football team. Our goal as an organization is to improve each and every day. These changes reflect that goal and stay true to our long-term vision for the football club and our fans, namely to achieve excellence in everything we do.

his accuracy, leadership skills and the way he manages a football game.

The only football players in my time were fellows who really loved to play football. They were not in it for the money. There wasn't much money there. They would have played football for nothing.

It's a football city, ... But between Crosby and the free agents, people feel the Penguins have a better chance at rebuilding. (The Steelers) are going to have to share fans this winter.

They whooped our tail last time we was here. So it's time for a little revenge, and show that Florida football is coming back.

We made a conscious effort and basically stood up and grabbed the bull by the horns and said, 'We're going to be different, we're going to be better. It all started with the attitude of the players. We felt like we didn't play together as a football team (last year). We stepped in and people bought into what we were trying to get done. ... The guys who didn't buy in aren't here anymore.

We're a team. We just have a bunch of guys that love to play football, and we're playing together and for each other each and every week. 'Do it for me, I'm doing it for you.' That's our thing.

We would always take every opportunity to promote our position on racism and that was through promotional brochures, putting information in the Football Record and talking publicly about it on TV and radio, so that no one is any doubt what our position is

It's going to be a big loss in the football community. He helped open that school and has done a tremendous job there.

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.

I have a history in football but what is the history of this guy, this midget Michael Owen He ought to clean his tongue and wash the boots of David Beckham as they are so wet tonight.

I am very pleased to announce that we were able to raise over 190,000 for Northwest Medical Teams tonight for people in the New Orleans area. A football game seems rather trivial when you consider what those folks are going through.

I am delighted that coach Erickson will be the head football coach at the University of Idaho. Our student-athletes deserve the opportunity to develop and play under the tutelage of a proven, seasoned and successful head coach. I was in leadership roles at Oregon State University during Dennis' renewal of the football program in Corvallis, and know first-hand of the positive impact he had on the entire fabric of the university, its alumni and supporters.

As we sit here today, I'm not feeling great about it, to be honest with you, ... Do I think it was the right thing to do Yeah, when you're trying to win the football game, that's the right thing to do. Obviously, they covered it and did a good job with it.