George Blanda Quotes

George Blanda

Profession : Football Player

Birth : September 17, 1927

All records are made to be broken.

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I've had every experience you can imagine. I've been cheered and booed.

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I want to play as long as I can contribute.

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Being a pro opens a lot of doors. It enables you to meet a lot of people. By taking advantage of the opportunities, the future is unlimited.

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The owners need to have some protection against players jumping from team to team. The fans have the right to expect some continuity on the team they support from year to year.

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If your body can take it, you can play forever if management wants you. But if you start missing field goals and losing games, then you are not long for the world.

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Competition is what drives me.

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I hate to lose. I can't stand to lose.

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Winning is the name of the game - any game.

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Certainly I cut up Halas every chance I get. He decided that I was through in 1959.

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I worked my way through college by throwing passes for the University of Kentucky.

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I've worked for everything I've got.

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When I was playing and playing real well I didn't get any publicity.

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Life isn't that complicated. I'm completely happy playing football. I'm happy to get out of the coal mines.

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I've got my own philosophy. People who write books have different philosophies. You read too many people and you get screwed up.

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Hell, the important thing is to do what you want to do, and give it 110 percent.

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I'm confident, but I don't think I've ever been complacent.

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In football, like any other sport, you have to prove yourself in every game.

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What happened last week doesn't matter. That's history. You have to make history every day.

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If people can identify with me in a good way and get some inspiration out of what I've done, that's good. Then football's all worthwhile.

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