Famous Quotes & Sayings

That was nothing. This is work. (Today) will be work when we get pads on. When I put pads on in the game (Friday), I hadn't put them on since Jan. 1. It's fun, though. Football is fun.

Jon Gruden

That was a real gut check. Things did not look good for a little while. We made plenty of mistakes, but we were able to hang in there, and that is what I am most proud of this football team.

Pete Carroll

That was a phenomenal night by one guy. I don't want to take anything away from their football team but that guy is an extraordinary player.

That's the lesson in football and in life and everything you do. You can't give up.

Frank Beamer

That's what happens when you start thinking everything's OK, that 'hey, we're a good football team,' ... We were then and we are now. You've got to prove it every week. Certainly, this week we're going to be challenged.

That's what happens when you get Jacob Tamme at tight end. All of a sudden, those other guys don't get quite as many snaps.

That's true of all the teams we have. We are investing more in football, and we want to have a better result in football.

I was really happy with our offense. People say we're a throwing team, and we can run the football.

Ben Roethlisberger

I was probably more nervous before this game than any professional football game I've ever played.

I was really disappointed. We don't see football like that (in the Big 12). Those kids were just completely out of control. ... Louisville wasn't as bad. Virginia Tech was brutal.

I was marching in my mom's footsteps and that was pretty tough,

I wasn't surprised, we got a good football team. Our kids made up their mind what they wanted to do.

Elliott Sadler

I wasn't really too hot about it in the beginning, but it's grown on me. It's like if there's a football game and the score is 49--3 in the fourth quarter, well, you aren't going to watch it. But if it's 10--10 in the fourth quarter, you're going to pay attention.

O. Henry

I wasn't even watching pro football then. That wasn't part of my diet.

We have a ton of respect for Steubenville Central. They play the game of football as hard as they can and you know they are going to scrap for 48 minutes.

The quarterback wasn't the problem on Sunday. You don't know football well enough to know where to place the blame.

Bill Belichick

Those are pretty good football players. There's no gimmes on that front, I can tell you.

Watson can flat-out play, ... He makes plays. He's a great football player.

Nancy Carroll

We can't forget about the silent tax payer that will never set foot in the facility,

We were very disappointed in the way our special teams played. Those things got us off on the wrong foot and got Virginia State off on a high note, and we never recovered.

We were looking for leverage and speed. Football has become a game of speed, and that's true even on the offensive line.

We can play power football with him down after down, ... He can take that punishment.

We're a little unpredictable right now. We're still Metamora football where we'll run, but we're learning what this offense can do. This is fun.

Paul Tagliabue

Wellington Mara represented the heart and soul of the National Football League. He always ensured that the Giants were one of the premiere franchises in sports, but he kept the interests of the league at the forefront.

We proved to people we can throw the football. We'd practiced it, but we hadn't shown it as much. If people try to gang up on us and stop the run, they're going to give up big plays.

We played hard but we didn't play a good football game tonight.

We played football tonight. We simplified things and talked about being football players and not spectators.

Norv Turner

We played a very good football team. There's a reason why they've won (21) straight here.

We have to show a marked improvement in the next two weeks, in my opinion, throwing the football.

Other than Saturday, we haven't had any problems at midget football games,

Rising or sitting, standing or walking, may we not stumble with our right or left foot upon the earth!

Osi Umenyiora

Pittsburgh's going to win and I think it's going to be pretty bad. I think Pittsburgh might win by 10 or 14 points. Seattle's a good football team, but I just don't think they'll be able to match up.

Jerome Bettis

Pittsburgh is special to me. Hopefully, I meant a lot to them because of what I've done on the football field.