The less versatile you are, the better you have to be at what you do well. ~ Bill Belichick

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anybody deliberately... unless it was, you know, like a league game or something. ~ Dick Butkus

Football, in its purest form, remains a physical fight. As in any fight, if you don't want to fight, it's impossible to win. ~ Bud Wilkinson

If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life. ~ Mike Ditka

Football is not a contact sport. Football is a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport. ~ Duffy Daugherty

Football isn't necessarily won by the best players. It's won by the team with the best attitude. ~ George Allen

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job. ~ Tom Landry

The game is choreographed; it is mental, it is physical, it is a battle. People can feel those hits when they are in the stadium, you feel them and you see the velocity of the players. ~ Joe Namath

It is the greatest game that I’ve ever been around. It’ll continue to get better and be the greatest. ~ Joe Montana

Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority." ~ Vince Lombardi

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up. ~ Knute Rockne

Whatever success I've had it is because I've tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach's duty is to avoid complicating matters. ~ Bill Belichick