Steve Sabol
Steve Sabol
Stephen Douglas "Steve" Sabolwas an American filmmaker. He was the president and one of the founders of NFL Films, along with his father Ed. He was also a widely exhibited visual artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth2 October 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.
sports football emotion
Football is a sport of emotions, and we have to capture that in our films.
fun autumn wind
The autumn wind is a Raider, / Pillaging just for fun; / He'll knock you around, / And upside down, / And laugh when he's conquered and won.
father rights years
When my father bid $5,000 for the 1962 Championship Game, that was a huge amount. It was double the bid the year before. Pete Rozelle was flabbergasted. Who was this guy who was willing to spend so much money on what seemed like relatively worthless rights to the NFL Championship Game?
mean thinking nfl
I think in the NFL knowledge is power, and you try to get the knowledge by whatever means.
nicknames neat fascinated
I always was fascinated by neat nicknames.
college europe ease
I blew the college boards, and to ease the snub from Harvard made a tour of Europe.
sunday games nfl
I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's Sunday Ticket. So I'll watch the games, take notes.
school years
I was kicked out of school one year for streaking.
artist language importance
The importance of an artist is bringing new signs into a language.
sports art player
I never thought of what I was doing as a way to sell the NFL. I was making movies about a sport that I loved, about players and coaches that I respected. I wanted to convey my love of the game through film. And most artists convey their love through art. And my art and my love was expressed through film.
football falling-in-love thinking
If you can show something as complicated as two people falling in love with just music and camera angles, well, just think about what you can do with football.
song fun autumn
The autumn wind is a pirate. Blustering in from sea with a rollicking song he sweeps along swaggering boisterously. His face is weather beaten, he wears a hooded sash with a silver hat about his head... The autumn wind is a Raider, pillaging just for fun.
running men goal
Live your life as a revolution and not just a process of evolution. I realized today that if I stay on a path of gradual evolution into the man I ultimately want to become, I am going to run out of time before I reach the goal.