Football Quotes (2851 Quotes)

Its one of the best feelings in football, ... Its great when you hear the fans and you know you just made a big play. Its an unbelievable feeling.

That's the business of football. He's going to be a great player.

In a way, yeah, but it is football. The one thing I have to understand is it is a long season. In college, you're halfway through the season right now. So, that might be a good idea, but we're still evaluating things with the trainers.

Turkey Day was only a little over a month ago, and the football loss is still fresh in the memory of a lot of these kids. It was sort of a 'You got one in football, we'll get one in basketball' kind of thing. It's just a great rivalry.

Honestly, this may have been the most disappointing season I have ever been associated with, just in terms of football. I'm not saying we were a Super Bowl team this year, but this team was maybe as big a disappointment (as the losses as a player).

What we hope to do in these kind of situations is agree on a separation agreement. We did something similar with the football staff in December. I'm not sure this will be exactly the same, but I think it would something very similar.

Physical, physical, physical. Word on the street is that Big Ten is smash-mouth, hit-you-in-the-mouth physical football. They probably feel like they're going to be physical, and they will be. We have to be smash-mouth right back. If we play like we're supposed to play, there's no offensive line that can handle us.

They coach hard and tough. You've got to be on time. You've got to have skin like a duck's back. It's a little harsher than college football. But I've come this far. There's no reason to stop.

The most impressive thing about our team right now is that we understand our schemes. We've been in it two years now, and the younger guys have grown up in our systems, and they understand what we're doing from a technique standpoint on offense, defense and in the kicking game. One big emphasis of the spring was that we really wanted to pay attention to details and do the little things right. We continued to work on being physically and mentally tough and on being a team that finishes plays and plays physical football. I think you saw that out there today.

Glen is one of those rare athletes that comes along once every 20 years. I just don't think he had the mindset to play football, though. I don't think he wants to play.

A lot of people thought he could just run the football, but they found out that he could throw the football. I knew he'd do a great job because he's the ultimate competitor. He exceeded our expectations.

When you perform and people are yelling, it's the same, like people (who) are yelling when you're running for a touchdown. The preparation is the same before a performance and before a game. Your heart is beating just like before a football game.

The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.

I think it's a dead issue. I think their kids played with class. Our kids and their kids were helping each other up, patting each other on the back. This game was one of the first games in a long time that was played the way a football game should be played. Steamboat was better than us. They beat us, good for them. But we didn't do anything to bring shame to the game. Ultimately, the game is the most important thing.

It makes everyone better. It's like in football -- if all you can do is run, they just stick nine guys in the box. This year we have a perimeter and a post attack. It's a lot easier to watch.

I was getting a lot of bad e-mail about, 'How could you do this You and Garrett are just destroying USC football.

We haven't played any football yet as we are still in just helmets, but their attitude is great and they are taking coaching well and we look like a veteran football team.

He was the most loyal person I know. He's a diligent worker and he has unbelievable passion for the game of football.

Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.

It wasn't a pretty picture at all, but I always felt like I could do whatever it took to recover and get back to playing football. I don't remember everything from the worst of it, but I remember being kind of in and out because of all the medication I was on. It's not something you really want to remember.

Baseball and football are very different games. In a way, both of them are easy. Football is easy if you're crazy as hell. Baseball is easy if you've got patience. They'd both be easier for me if I were a little more crazy - and a little more patient.

I think that we are in good position to start up the talks again. We are going to make a commitment to try to get it done. Where I'm sure that there are other people who are saying that it will sure be nice to have him, his value to this organization is much higher than just his ability as a football player, believe me. We are going to make the effort that needs to be made to try and get it done.

The quarterback sits in a defenseless position when his feet are on the ground and he's throwing the football. We have to find ways to try to protect him. We're going to put a little more onus on the defensive player. When the defensive player has an opportunity to avoid (a low hit), he must take that opportunity to avoid.

He is as good as there is in the Big 12 and one of the best long snappers in the country. I don't know if I've been around a young man who takes more pride in his job and his role on the football team than Landon Schrage.

He's a leader and is offering classes in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.

That's just my personality, that's just who I am. I'm very vocal on defense. I'm not one to be silent and not talk. I'm always asking coach about plays or making suggestions. It's just something I'm use to doing from football.

My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.

The best thing he did was he took care of the football. He moved the chains. He hit some passes under pressure, which we also needed to do to get them out of their blitz game. When we did that, they were kind of out of answers.

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You just sit there and watch Ben and he has played night and day from last year's playoff time to this year's playoff time. He's just going out there and having fun playing the game of football.

This will be a good barometer for us because this is by far the best team we've played and maybe will play. They are a football team that is not used to losing at all. For them to come off a tough loss against Carolina has really probably compounded the challenge that we have.

The vast majority of asteroids and all the planets spin about a single axis, like a football thrown in a perfect spiral. But Toutatis tumbles like a flubbed pass.

It was hard, calling unwanted attention to myself when I was a freshman with a huge challenge. It was hard when the NCAA said, 'Your college football career is over and your scholarship is gone.' I had started throwing a football at age 2.

They will send sometimes two, sometimes three or even four players on a play. They will bring a lot of pressure so we should be prepared for it. Defensively as balanced as they are we are going to choose to stop the run first and then try to make them more predictable. We've added a few wrinkles against Oak Grove. As far as conference championship we need to win this football game. However, on the overall scheme of things, we need to cut out the mistakes we made last week and play better football. I just want to see us make a big improvement over last week.

He wants the competition, he wants the best. He wants to play big-time football. He's maybe just a little too small, a little too slow. But I think he'll contribute, maybe on special teams as a freshman. If he makes it, he'll make it by out-working everybody.

You try to take advantage of whatever your strengths are. We've retooled our offensive line, and I'd love to give that ball to Steven and pound it in there and pound it in there and take our shots downfield when we feel like it. That's fun football. That means we've got control of the game.

Every year we've gone out (to California), it's just a battle to score runs. We practice in the morning for a couple hours, play a game and then if we need to, practice again. It's like two-a-days for football. When we come back, we should know what we're going to do.

Almost five million viewers for curling, in a country like Italy where football is the favorite sport, is completely unexpected.

It's really good. I'm kicking racism into touch. I'm black and I'm a girl so people say you can't play football. You can. I am.

I think the message was real clear when he was standing next to me. You can't do that. Some things around here won't change. The one thing we've got to do is take care of the football.

I'm into the Play Station now and I just got the Super Nintendo. I like the sports a lot, like hockey and football. I recently got into these solve-a-mystery games. They're like a bad drug. They just chuck two weeks out of your life.

Dwayne embodies what Bulldog football is all about. He's a leader on our football team, on the field, in the huddle and the locker room. He goes about his daily duties with a professional demeanor and is respectful of his peers. He has also been a productive player for us at a high level. He is a great candidate for this award and the kind of player who should be associated with the qualities that Ronnie Lott exhibited in college and professional football.

I'm happy for this opportunity to get back to college football, which has always been my first love.

I've always thought about being a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I want to put myself in a position where I can use the resources I gained by playing football.

It's been a very, very different year and a tough year -- like tonight's game was tough. What a resilient bunch of football players. They've just been so good pushing through it and keeping a positive attitude.

I'm just trying to emphasize the fundamentals of gap control. Take care of your assignment and then run to the football. Bottom line is you want to take the shortest route to the ball carrier and arrive there in a bad mood.

I know this means a lot to my family because they always wanted me to have something they never had. They wanted me to have an opportunity to fulfill my dreams, so they're happy that I'm here and finally getting a chance to play pro football.

For my four years here, it's the first time we came out the first half and played good football.

For us to make some strides as a football team, that position is critical. I don't care what level you're talking about, those guys up front have to perform -- and perform at a high level. We were inexperienced last year. That's scary. Now we're a year older and that will benefit us this year.

Football is to baseball as blackjack is to bridge. One is the quick jolt. The other the deliberate, slow-paced game of skill, but never was a sport more ideally suited to television than baseball.