Inspiring Football Quotes - Page 3

• I'm not really in the excuse business.

  Bill Parcells

  Nfl, Excuse

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• This is not a must-win; World War II was a must-win (Referring to the Super Bowl)

  Marv Levy

  Football, War, Winning

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• I think confrontation is healthy, because it clears the air very quickly.

  Bill Parcells

  Thinking, Air, Nfl

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• The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

  Chuck Noll

  Winning, Thrill

  "Chuck Noll, Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers coach, dies at 82", www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2014.

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• When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.

  John Madden

  Funny, Nfl, Balls

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• Never throw into double coverage.

  Sid Gillman

  Football, Nfl, Coverage

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• If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

  Tom Landry

  Motivational, Sports, Jobs

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• God bless those runners because they get you the first down, give you ball control and keep your defense off the field. But if you want to ring the cash register, you have to pass.

  Sid Gillman

  Football, Nfl, Giving

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• The further you go in life, the more you realize what you're going to leave this earth. It's not going be, "It was a great platform. It was great to win the Super Bowl." But, really and truly what you're going to leave this earth is the influence on others.

  Joe Gibbs

  Football, Winning, Nfl

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• It does influence every part of your life and it influences every decision you make. (speaking about faith)

  Joe Gibbs

  Football, Decisions You Make, Doe

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• Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

  Bill Parcells

  Player, Nfl, Coaching

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• If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

  Bill Parcells

  Thinking, Nfl, Passing

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• They were unwillingly to give 100 percent if they didn't personally think it was important. What you don't understand is the champions know it's all important.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Football, Thinking

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• We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Football, Player

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• Listen to what I tell you and do it. If you do, three things can happen: One, it will work and you'll get credit. Two, it won't work and I'll get the blame. Three, you'll do it wrong and you'll be gone.

  Mike Holmgren

  Football, Nfl, Two

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• At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Football, Journey

  Tony Dungy (2011). “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life”, p.259, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Football, College

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• You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance.

  Don Shula

  Travel, Distance, Years

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• I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn't take my identity from this sport.

  Tony Dungy

  Leadership, Sports, Football

  Tony Dungy (2007). “Quiet Strength: A Memoir”, p.51, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• The age factor means nothing to me. I'm old enough to know my limitations and I'm young enough to exceed them.

  Marv Levy

  Football, Mean, Nfl

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

  Marv Levy

  Football, Nfl, Hard

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• My reputation when I was first here was that I had every single answer in the book. I don't know, maybe I portrayed that somehow. I was learning, and I continue to learn and I have learned.

  Mike Holmgren

  Football, Book, Nfl

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• You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it.

  Bum Phillips

  Nfl, Splinters, Ladders

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win.

  Bum Phillips

  Winning, Player, Average

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

  Tony Dungy

  Sorry, Nfl, Complaining

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