Famous Quotes & Sayings

Marv Levy

Adversity is an opportunity for heroism.

Marv Levy

When it's too hard for them, it's just right for us.

Ndamukong Suh

I guess I'm a fun-loving teddy bear. I've got two sides to me. Obviously, there's the football side that a lot of people see - the mean, ferocious, coming-after-the-quarterback guy. But off the field, I'm a calm, cool, collected guy.

Ndamukong Suh

The game of football, especially in the NFL, is all about situations, and coming out on the big end of that stick.

Ndamukong Suh

I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.

Mack Brown

Most players don't mind drug testing once they realize they don't have to study for it.

Lyle Alzado

If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn't be the monkey.

Lizzy Caplan

I've been a feminist since the day I was born. I wanted to play football. I didn't want to play with dolls; I wanted to play with boys and didn't understand why I couldn't.

Michael Wilbon

Italy doesn't need American football. For what? I've been. Wine, women, song, shopping, unbelievable vistas and landscapes ... Do they need Titans vs. Panthers? Uh, no.

Michael Wilbon

Nothing is a violent as football and I bet you like. Just say you don't like it, or can't identify, don't come up with excuses like "It's too violent" while you wear some team's NFL jersey.

Michael Wilbon

Professional football is the most violent thing your eyes have ever seen.

Michael Wilbon

Players suffer coaching changes all the time; it's life in the NFL.

Michael Schumacher

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

Martin Jol

Robbie Keane's not the second choice, he's my first choice. But Jermain Defoe is as well.

Mark Viduka

All my life my priority was football, football, football. I was just fully focused on that and when my kids were born that focus changed gradually. I had something in my life that changed my perspective. You experience something that is more important than win, lose or draw.

R. C. Sproul

I had actually gone to a church-related college, but I went on a football scholarship, not because of any interest in the church.

Kinky Friedman

I'm not pro-life, and I'm not pro-choice. I'm pro-football.

Oliver Kahn

I was so obsessed with football that you could say I was taking the goal home with me at night. And then one day the system fell apart.

Oliver Kahn

It took me a long time to realize that football isn't martyrdom, but a game that's enjoyable, and one in which getting better at it is supposed to be fun. Perhaps it would have been better if I had understood this as a young man.

Oliver Reed

Then you get into it, especially if you start talking about football, fighting and Muhammad Ali. Then the ladies get very bored and start delivering ultimatums.

Marcus Thomas

Whoa! I better lay off the peyote!

Marcus Tullius Cicero

The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.

Marcel Desailly

Football gives the African people hope, a true motivation for their life.

Manuel Pellegrini

I think the way we played was as important as winning the title, the way we did it with the players and the fans enjoying it.

Kevin McKidd

In the late-'80s, there was a big push to make American football big in Scotland. The Super Bowl was on TV, but it didn't really catch on. When I was a kid, though, I became a big Miami Dolphins fan. I don't really know why - I just liked the logo, I guess. I didn't really know what was going on.

Kenny Dalglish

It has been an honor and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as manager.

Kenny Dalglish

The most important people at Liverpool Football Club are the people who want to be here.

Kenny Dalglish

I am absolutely delighted to get back into football with Livingston.

Oscar Wilde

Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.

Paul Rieckhoff

I get excited when fantasy football season's coming. This guy gets excited when war season's coming.

Paul Gascoigne

Because of the booking I will miss the Holland game - if selected.

Paul Gascoigne

I never make predictions and I never will.

Paul Gascoigne

I've learnt and I just want to be respected for what I've achieved on the pitch. I know I haven't achieved much off it but I do know I've given pleasure to people watching me play football over the years.