George Blanda Quotes

George Blanda

Profession : Football Player

Birth : September 17, 1927

I like winning and hate being second best.

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I've always had a strong desire to prove myself against odds.

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In fact, I'd like to play until I'm 60.

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I retired one year in 1959. But then I realized I wanted to play more.

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My wife wanted me to keep playing until I was 50. She thought it would be unique to play that long.

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How many players can say they played 26 years? Nobody.

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Sometimes a little bit of experience helps.

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I make more money in the off-season than I do playing football.

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Money has never been a consideration In my continuing to play for the Raiders.

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I came from a poor Pennsylvania coal mining family and the only way I was going to get an education was through an athletic scholarship.

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A pro football player is lucky. He has a chance to meet a lot of people and make some potential business connections.

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I think a football career should be used as a stepping stone to something better - not as an end in Itself.

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If you want something bad enough and are willing to work as hard as you can - every minute of every day - there is nothing you can't achieve.

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I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I was really proud of was that I was good under pressure. If all I had to do was worry about kicking, I'd have been much more proficient.

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I don't read much about the Canadian Football League.

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I was a guest coach with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1964.

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Frankly, kicking was just an extra thing that I did. I guess most people remember that I was also a quarterback. But how many people remember that I was a linebacker and a cornerback when I broke into pro ball with the Chicago Bears? I was around when you had to go both ways.

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I had a helluva time getting away from Halas.

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I honestly played the best football of my life in Houston.

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I don't care who you are, you can't let anyone intimidate you or you are as good as through.

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