What are some of the best football quotes in NFL history?

[dll2000]

Don't tell your problems to people: eighty percent don't care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

"If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better."

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated." (actually this is mainly God/Jesus)

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job."

-Lou Holtz

[dll2000]

"Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure."

 

"Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices."

 

"Let's win one for the Gipper."

 

"I've found that prayers work best when you have big players."

 

"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it."

 

"We can all be geniuses because one definition of genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains."

 

"We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose."

 

"Yes, I know that you feel you are not strong enough. That's what the enemy thinks too. But we're gonna fool them."

 

"Win or lose, do it fairly."

 

 

"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points."

 

"One loss is good for the soul, Too many losses is not good for the coach."

 

 

"Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up"

 

Knute Rockne

[DannyB]

"I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile"

Edited July 11, 2021 by DannyB

[Calamity_Cometh]

"I've eaten burritos bigger than you."

[ThatJerkDave]

 

[Ryan_W]

your knee was down

-"Spare Tire" Dixon

[ET80]

Glorious Purpose!

[Ty21]

“I’m humble. I’m great.” -Kevin White

[Norm]

On 6/29/2021 at 1:13 PM, JudeMorrigan said:

This thread needs more John McKay:

- "We didn’t tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking"

- "If you have everyone back from a team that lost ten games, the experience isn’t too important"

- "Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs."

I came for John McKay but the one in talking about is when they asked how he felt about his team's execution after the game and he replied he was for it. Lol all time great line regardless of being football/sports related

[Ty21]

On 7/7/2021 at 2:04 PM, vegas492 said:

Love the thread.

Jerry Glanville:  (To an official)  "The NFL stands for Not For Long in your case."

Lou Saban:  "They are killing me, Whitey!"  "They are killing me!"

Brett Favre:  To an official, "You got any of them left handed footballs?"

Favre to a teammate:  "You think God never farted?"

Brett Favre to officials:  "I got some advice for ya'll.  You need to take two weeks off, then quit."

To Ty Detmer:  "Either my head is getting bigger or these hats are getting smaller.  Shut up!"

 

“Hey ty, what’s the difference between nickel and dime defense?” -Brett Favre

”are you serious? you pull out a linebacker and put in another db” -Ty Detmer

”that’s it? Who gives a ****?” -Favre 

literally one of my favorite things I’ve ever heard 

[vegas492]

After a particularly bad/rough practice on Friday before Labor Day weekend, players were in the locker room talking about their plans for the long weekend, since there was no school on Monday, there would be no practice.

Coach walks in looks at his players, tells them, "Enjoy your weekend, see you bright and early on Monday morning.  I'm going to show you why we call it "Labor" Day."

That coach?  My old man.

So, I was probably 5 when that happened, but we had his celebration of life this past weekend.  That was a story told at his service by one of his former players.  Really made me smile!