Quotes about Playing Football

I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football. Votes: 2

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football. Votes: 2

Actually, I wanted to act even when I was still playing football. Votes: 2

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is. Votes: 2

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning. Votes: 2

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends Votes: 2

When I was playing football, I was getting up to 240 pounds, and they wanted me to get to 260. Votes: 2

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Votes: 2

It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know. Votes: 2

My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football. Votes: 2

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football. Votes: 2

I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends. Votes: 2

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to do. Votes: 2

If you take the money away, a lot of the footballers would still be playing football. So, the money has nothing to do with it. Votes: 2

When I was playing for tips in college, I felt a fire in my soul. I had the same principle of focus that I had learned playing football. Votes: 2

I stopped playing football because I'd done as much as I could. I needed something which was going to excite me as much as football had excited me. Votes: 2

I have the chance to do for a living what I like the most in life, and that's playing football. I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same time. Votes: 2

Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet. Votes: 2

Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal - bottom line. Votes: 2

What motivates me is an ideal of thinking about how football should be. And to try to get near this way of playing. And to try to improve all aspects of my personality that can help me get near this ideal way of playing football. Votes: 2

The Beatles were huge for me, ... I used to jump around the room to the red album, the one with all the early hits on it. It made you feel euphoric. It was a sensation I couldn't get from anything else, whether it was playing football, swimming or even seeing 'Star Wars.' Votes: 2

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy. Votes: 2

I spend a lot of my downtime studying different businesses and learning from a lot of entrepreneurs when I'm not playing football. They can help me evaluate different ventures to see if they'll work. I was aggressive with my initial investments, trying to hit a homerun each time. But now, I'm stepping back and being more patient, giving them due diligence. Votes: 2

No star playing, just football. Votes: 0

I grew up playing football and baseball. Votes: 0

I've lived most people's dream by playing football. Votes: 0

I have a very strange way of playing football. Votes: 0

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots. Votes: 0

When you have great players, playing great, well that's great football! Votes: 0

Cameroon is a football country - children are born playing football. Votes: 0

Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do. Votes: 0

If I wasn't playing football, I'd be a juvenile probation officer. Votes: 0

I've messed myself up more playing music than when I played football. Votes: 0

When it comes to football I think it's vital you always enjoy playing. Votes: 0

When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad. Votes: 0

I like playing all sports, from football to soccer, and I love playing baseball. Votes: 0

There's nothing wrong with ankles. But only if you're playing football in the park. Votes: 0

I'm really glad that Italy went out, they were playing boring football. (on Euro 2004) Votes: 0

When I finish playing football, I would like to work with kids and sleep! Votes: 0

When you are happy and playing regular football, that can make life a lot easier. Votes: 0

Keeping fit is really important as playing football is all I've ever wanted to do. Votes: 0

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football. Votes: 0

If you're not frustrated that you're not playing football then you shouldn't be playing football Votes: 0

Gisele Bundchen is a bit of a jock. 1 of my fave shoots is her playing football Votes: 0

Knowledge relaxes me. Football is all about playing faster. You play faster when you know more. Votes: 0

Motivation is not something I struggle with. I love playing football, I love being in training. Votes: 0

I approach football like a street-ball game, like I'm playing with the fellas in the yard. Votes: 0

Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that. Votes: 0

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare. Votes: 0

There's no doubt about it; playing football and how tough it is on the body afterwards. Votes: 0

My kids are Irish; I want them to grow up playing Gaelic football and learning Irish. Votes: 0

Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back. Votes: 0

I used to love playing football in high school. I played with the same guys for 10 years. Votes: 0

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football. Votes: 0

When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football. Votes: 0

I don't ever get the great looking lawyer roles because I've got a thick neck from playing football. Votes: 0

Remember, if you don't have a goal you're not playing football, you're just kicking a ball around the park. Votes: 0

A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball. Votes: 0

For a football coach, there's nothing that matches the pain of a team not playing up to its capabilities. Votes: 0

I just always felt I'd be playing football in the NFL - or at least playing for a living. Votes: 0

I do enjoy playing some sports, even though none of them are organized. I enjoy football most of all. Votes: 0

I would like to lose some of the weight that I have put on since I stopped playing football. Votes: 0

At Texas, I was a football player playing baseball. And the way I play I think I still am. Votes: 0

I'm active - I like playing football, but I'm not very good. I like running, but I'm not really fast. Votes: 0

It was fun, having speed and being able to jump. Especially playing football. I played wide receiver and defensive back. Votes: 0

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football. Votes: 0

When I first started playing football, a headache was called a 'headache.' And now it's called 'a concussion.' Votes: 0

I never really gambled - certainly not playing poker. I'd casually bet on a football game or joined a pool. Votes: 0

I don't miss playing football, but I do miss going into the dressing room every day and having a laugh. Votes: 0

I love to see Favre playing his best football, and if his mind his right, he'll probably have a fine season. Votes: 0

I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing. Votes: 0

When I grew up, the only way a lad like me would maybe escape was playing football. Not being an actor. Votes: 0

I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me. Votes: 0

My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite. Votes: 0

My husband and I don't have sons, so we never had to ask ourselves how we'd have felt about them playing football. Votes: 0

In a utopia you want to win matches by several goals and by playing a wonderful brand of football. But that's utopia. Votes: 0

I watch NFL football on Sundays. I enjoy gaming with friends, meaning role-playing games; I still enjoy going to conventions and traveling. Votes: 0

In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football. Votes: 0

Well, when you're playing good football, it's good football and if you don't have good football, then you're not really playing good football. Votes: 0

Football is so barbaric. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking by playing it. I feel almost like I escaped from boot camp. Votes: 0

If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete. Votes: 0

Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off. Votes: 0

I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I'm no good at playing it. Votes: 0

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside. Votes: 0

I think my boys handled it pretty much the same way with their children, but my grandsons all ended up playing football or lacrosse. Votes: 0

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game. Votes: 0

I wanted so badly to play in the park across the street because the kids were playing baseball and football but I had to record. Votes: 0

As a professional football player, I have known perfectly well from the day I started playing that every day I have to fight for my place. Votes: 0

All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're playing darts. Votes: 0

I love football so when I finish playing I would like to still be involved in it somehow and a manager would be my first choice. Votes: 0

You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11", you know, and playing in the National Football League. Votes: 0

In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There's no time for proper coaching; they're just recovering from playing on the Saturday. Votes: 0

I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember. Votes: 0

I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which I could see light and colour with. Votes: 0

I remember playing football dressed in peculiar costumes with some friends in France and laughing so hard we couldn't even stand up, let alone kick the ball. Votes: 0

I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or throwing the football with my friends. I'm super-active in that sense. Votes: 0

You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11, you know, and playing in the National Football League. Votes: 0

I'm a rabid Steelers fan: I'm originally from Pittsburgh. So if the Giants or Pittsburgh are playing, the rest of Sunday is all about food and football. Votes: 0

Every player feels differently about playing football. We are all different people. I am the type who wants to win all the time. I hate to lose. Votes: 0

Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football—for me, at least. Votes: 0

My only concern is playing. Everything else, my family looks after. In our house, everyone has a job, and my job in our house is to play football. Votes: 0

Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport - I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing. Votes: 0

I'm a country boy. I grew up kicking around the woods, riding dirt bikes, playing football, climbing rocks and all that good stuff, so that's always been fun. Votes: 0

There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but youve got to work hard to do it. Votes: 0

I don't think I could ever describe myself as unlucky because people would look at me, playing football for a living, and say: 'Are you winding me up?' Votes: 0

Football has always been a big part of my life. Almost from the day I was born, playing and coaching football were all I really ever wanted to do. Votes: 0

These kids are the future of the National Football League. They're the next generation that will be playing high school football, NCAA football, and some even to the pros. Votes: 0

When I was playing junior football when I was a kid, we were the Geneva Giants, so it was kind of embedded in me to be a Giants fan. Votes: 0

I love football. The games are a pure rush. By the time I'm done playing, I want to be among the best tight ends ever to play the game. Votes: 0

Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't walk and chew gum at the same time.... He's a nice fellow, but he spent too much time playing football without a helmet. Votes: 0

Basketball also helps you learn to move your feet by playing defense and guarding guys, and that all carries over to playing football with staying square and having good footwork. Votes: 0

This is what you should do, let it rest. I'm playing football for LSU. I'm preparing for R-Kansas. I'm preparing for the next game, and the next game after that. Votes: 0

There's something amazing about tea. It's good before a meal, after a meal, when drunk, when taking drugs, while playing football and after being called a poof in the street. Votes: 0

I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school. Votes: 0

I don't know what my future holds. I'm gonna love playing football for as long as I can, but there's a lot of other things that I would love to accomplish. Votes: 0

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. Votes: 0

Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience. Votes: 0

I realize I'm very fortunate to hopefully make a lot of money playing football. I don't know if I want to abuse that privilege and make myself a larger figure than I am. Votes: 0

I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in there.' Votes: 0

Sophomore year, I got hit in the stomach playing football, and I was out of school for four months. I was in the hospital for two and then out of school for two. Votes: 0

In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this! Votes: 0

My favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game ... My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and my dad in the front yard when I was younger. Votes: 0

I was on the computer the other day and typed my name into Google. Everything on there was bad. I hope in a few years there might be something there about me playing football. Votes: 0

A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee--not playing soccer, not playing football--but by falling off his chair in the middle of French class. Votes: 0

I don't want to be the center of attention, which is ironic. I hate having all eyes on me - unless it's for my job, and my job is playing football. I'm not that attention-hungry. Votes: 0

Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet Votes: 0

I hope we can get to a point where women players are being paid properly all around the world so the only thing they have to worry about is playing football and playing football alone. Votes: 0