Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William Namath, nicknamed Broadway Joe, is a former American football quarterback and actor. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1962 to 1964, and professional football in the American Football Leagueand National Football Leagueduring the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional football career. He finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth31 May 1943
CountryUnited States of America
I have to convince myself I know what I'm doing.
I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.
Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
The reality of it, excuse me, is when you're in the public they already have a perception of you, ... And that can be a little awkward.
What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.
None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.
Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.
I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.
I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.
As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.
After my first knee operation, in January of '65 before I went to the Jets, Dr. James Nicholas told me everything went well and that I could probably play four years in the NFL. The surgery was trailblazing to a certain extent.
Pressure just makes you go a little more. I kind of like pressure.
I was born with the gift.
We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.