Joe Montana
Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr., nicknamed Joe Cool and The Comeback Kid, is a retired American football quarterback. He played in the National Football Leaguefor the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. Traded before the 1993 season, he spent his final two years in the league with the Kansas City Chiefs. While...
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Date of Birth11 June 1956
autograph fun parties players turns
I usually come in for work. All the parties are for the fans. When the players go it is no fun and it turns into an autograph session.
game knows played redeem terrible wants
He played terrible in the game and he knows it. He wants to redeem himself.
play years trying
If I could still play, I would be trying. It's been 15 years.
football practice play
Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play.
sports years play
In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.
sports thinking play
Yeah, I think it motivates you as people start to count you out. It doesn't make you play any harder, because every time you go out on the field you give 110 percent, but it does give you more of an edge mentally, knowing that you were in the same situation, because in sports you always find yourself behind.
jobs player night
Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time... I hear stories from coaches who tell me that players call them in the middle of the night not knowing where they parked their car.
bowl great home moved super
To me, it's more important to be home with my boys. The Super Bowl is a great event, but I've moved on with my life.
good starting
When you're first starting out, it's good to be a little scared,
arm door legs run worry
I think I could, ... My arm still works. It's my legs I worry about. ...If I could run from here to that door over there, I would.
blood check elevated expecting knew next physical pressure year
From one year to the next I went to a physical and was expecting to just check the box. The next thing I knew my blood pressure was elevated and I had to see a cardiologist.
last offense tough
Last year, ... that offense put him in a lot of tough spots.
basketball college forget good guys offered
You guys forget I was a pretty good basketball player. They offered me a college scholarship in that, too.
games guy lost opportunity talking
It's about opportunity and confidence, ... You're talking about a guy who lost two games in college. He's a top-notch quarterback.