Football Quotes
Large assortment of great football quotes.
“If you sit back and spend too much time feeling good about what you did in the past, you’re going to come up short next time.” ~Bill Belichick
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” ~Peyton Manning
“To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.” ~Tom Brady
“Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity.” ~Drew Brees
“There were probably about five games in my career where everything was moving in slow motion and you could be out there all day, totally in the zone, and you don’t even know where you are on the field, everything is just totally blocked out“ ~Lawrence Taylor
“When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” ~
“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t” ~Jerry Rice
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” ~
“To be successful at anything, the truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it.” ~Tom Brady
“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” ~
“A champion is simply someone who did not give up when they wanted to.” ~Tom Landry
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” ~George S. Halas
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” ~
“When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.” ~Walter Payton
“I was 0-11 as a starter, and there were times when I walked off the field wondering if I’d ever win a game in the NFL.” ~Troy Aikman
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” ~Bo Jackson
“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.” ~
Attitude Reflects Leadership – football quotes
“How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.” ~
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” ~
“Coaching is not how much you KNOW. It’s how much you can get players to DO.” ~Bum Phillips
“I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated.” ~Emmitt Smith
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done“ ~Johnny Unitas
“The Enemy of the best is the good. If you’re always settling with what’s good, you’ll never be the best.” ~Jerry Rice
“I don’t Twitter, I don’t MyFace, I don’t Yearbook.” Bill Belichick
“I don’t know any other way to lead but by example.” ~Don Shula
“If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” ~Mike Ditka
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” ~Lou Holtz
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” ~Vince Lombardi
“When you don’t give up, you cannot fail.“ ~Adrian Peterson
“If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn’t the same as the one I was wearing, I’d run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother“ ~Bo Jackson
“If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anyone else does them day in and day out.“ ~Chuck Noll
“No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it.” ~Ray Lewis
“The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake” ~Bobby Bowden
“Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And rent is due every day.“ ~J.J. Watt
“The Steelers drafted guys who were bigger, stronger and faster than I, but they never found one who could take my job away from me.” ~Jack Lambert
“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” ~Roger Staubach
“Success is not forever and failure isn’t fatal.” ~Don Shula
“I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.” ~
“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” ~
“It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re No. 1. What you’ve got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not yet a winner.” ~Vince Lombardi
“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.” ~Lou Holtz
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.” ~Peyton Manning
“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.“ ~Marv Levy
“Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts“ ~Jim Brown
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.” ~Joe Paterno
“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” ~John Madden
“We believed in ourselves all year. That’s the position you want to be in“ ~Eli Manning
“Most talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the team. It’s more what’s inside.” ~
“Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.” ~
“Confidence doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s a result of something – hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” ~Roger Staubach
“There is NO substitute for WORK.” ~Vince Lombardi
“You can always be a little bit better.” ~Drew Brees
“The most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable.“ ~Peyton Manning
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.“ ~Archie Griffin
“Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.” ~Joe Montana
“Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitiveness.” ~Tom Brady
“If any thing goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.” ~Paul “Bear” Bryant
“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence. If you’re in control, they’re in control.” ~Tom Landry
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