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10 memorable football quotes

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Football Quotes

Here are 10 memorable quotes about the game of football.
“Football features two of the worst aspects of American Life, violence and committee meetings.” -George Will
“If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.” - Irma Bombeck
“Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen, soccer is a gentleman's game played by beasts, football is a beastly game played by beasts.”- Henry Blaha
Five days shalt thou labor, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God’s. The sixth day is for football.” - Anthony Burgess
“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” - John Madden
“You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two- by- four.” - Dan Birdwell
“When its third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whisky drinkers. “ - May McGee
“College football is a sport that bears the same relationship to education that bull fighting does to agriculture.” - Elbert Hubbard
“When I went to Catholic High School in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team.” - George Raveling
“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 her over if she was in my way. And I love my mother.” - Bo Jackson

 

 

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