Bart Starr Quotes

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Bart Starr

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 9, 1934

Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.

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We, all of us, could do a much better job of evoking what someone has called the universal principle of human altruism: the urge in us all to help others who are in danger.

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If you work harder than somebody else, chances are you'll beat him though he has more talent than you.

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My father - who was a master sergeant and the toughest man I've even known - next to him, Coach Lombardi was a piece of cake.

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My dad was a fabulous role model. I wanted to be just like him.

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I would hope people remember the playing days first, and not the coaching years.

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I had fallen in love with Cherry as a junior in high school. When I discovered she was going to go to Auburn, I was vacillating between Alabama and Kentucky because of Babe. I eliminated Kentucky because I wanted to be as close to Auburn as I could, and Tuscaloosa is a lot closer than Lexington is.

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I love coming back to Wisconsin. Lambeau Field is such a special place - a lot different than the old city stadium next to East High School when I first arrived in 1956. The facilities were nothing like they are today, as the Packers were in tough financial times.

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Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.

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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.

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I was fascinated by Harry Gilmer and wanted to learn to throw the ball just like him.

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My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.

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We avoided injuries that season. It was our fourth year with Vince, so we all knew just what he wanted. And a lot of our core guys were in their prime. It was an incredible season.

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I really think just the honor of playing on five championship teams in seven years is the best thing.

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I've been the luckiest football player ever.

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I hadn't trained to be a coach. That takes great training. Being an assistant under a Coach Lombardi or a Tom Landry or whoever, that prepares you to do a better job when you become a coach. I hadn't received that training. It showed.

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Sometimes when I watch a game, there are often more wide receivers on the field than we had on our whole team.

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Being part of a team that was so unselfish was amazing. What we were able to accomplish was very meaningful, and the fact we were able to get it done as a team.

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I grew up in a military family, so I liked being in an atmosphere where there was almost that feeling.

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I'd like to pay tribute to what are unquestionably the world's greatest fans. They are very loyal and very rabid. And I had the time of my life when I played in front of them.

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