40 Best Football Quotes That Will Inspire Every Player and Fan
“Live with a purpose, play with a purpose.” 🏈
The beauty of American football is that it's more than just a sport! It's an experience that both players and fans alike can indulge in, with both agreeing that it goes unmatched. The Drummond family is full of football players and dedicated fans, so they'd be able to tell you all about it. Between the Super Bowl, the fun tailgates, and the many football movies that we can watch over and over, it's hard to describe exactly what it all feels like. Well, this list of football quotes does it for us!
With options from famous athletes and world-renowned coaches, there's something here that'll give just about every football lover an extra reason to believe—and many of these sayings double as excellent Super Bowl Instagram captions, too. Looking for something short and to-the-point to sum up the way you feel about the game? Tom Landry's words are here to help: "Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable." So grab a pen and paper (and maybe a few tissues for the die-hard sports fans out there, too), and get ready to jot down your favorite quotes. Hut, hut, hike!
Joe Paterno
“You can’t win together if you don’t work together.”
Brian Dawkins
“Football is a game of controlled anger. It is a game of retribution. It’s about will.”
J.J. Watt
“If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great.”
Tom Landry
“A champion is simply someone who did not give up when they wanted to.”
Mike Singletary
“Do you want to know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
Pete Carroll
“Stay hungry, remain humble, and get better today.”
Cam Newton
“You cannot make progress with excuses.”
Paul "Bear" Bryant
“It's not the will to win that matters. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.”
Ray Lewis
“No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it.”
Jalen Hurts
“Effort will never be questioned.”
Roger Staubach
“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.”
Adrian Peterson
“When you don’t give up, you cannot fail.”
Bo Jackson
“Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.”
Patrick Willis
“Trust that you can get back up and not give in. Ever.”
Ed Reed
“To the young: work, work, work, and then work some more.”
Lou Holtz
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
George S. Halas
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”
Joe Paterno
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.”
Terry Bradshaw
“When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”
John Madden
“Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.”
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