Howie Long Quotes

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Howie Long

Profession : Football Player

Birth : January 6, 1960

Unfortunately, everyone thought that Teri Hatcher was my wife. Matter of fact, I would be with my wife, holding my wife's hand at a football game, and someone would come up to me and say, 'Hey, I love those commercials you do with your wife.' My kids almost had shirts made up that said, 'Teri Hatcher is not my mom.'

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When I talk to kids, I have a theme: If you work hard, life is easy.

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I looked at Randy White... I looked at Klecko. I looked at Gino Marchetti. I looked at a lot of players. Bob Lilly. There are players I looked at over the years when I was a young player and tried to steal a little bit from their game and fit it into my game. And Joe Klecko was someone I thought was a bear to deal with.

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I'm happiest when I'm in a helmet.

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I have this dying desire to be on top. I'm paranoid about it. It's almost a sickness.

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There is no easy way to greatness in any venue. But if you work hard, good things will inevitably happen to you.

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Marshawn Lynch is an angry, violent runner.

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Everything I've done after football requires so much less focus, less work, less stress, it's kind of like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. You no longer have to be the toughest guy in the world.

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My poor wife, we stopped on the way back to the suite after our wedding reception so I could pick up a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread. I mean, I'm not a real exciting guy.

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If wives or girlfriends are knowledgeable about sports, it only benefits their relationships. It's all about give-and-take negotiations, like saying, 'I'll see 'Unforgiven' if you'll see 'The Bridges of Madison County.'

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As a broadcaster, I've always taken the approach that I want to be informed. I want to understand. It's easy to mail it in and throw a take out there.

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I really don't know what would have happened if my uncle hadn't taken me in. He took a hoodlum and turned him into a student-athlete from Milford.

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Running backs like Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, you were lucky to get a piece of them.

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I think you get used to being looked at. It used to bother me when I was young. But you get more secure with yourself at least as a man the older you get.

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We had barracuda jackets and alligator shirts with the collars up. We were wearing the collar up before it was cool.

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Some teams hold a little more than others. It's an art, but it's not an art I appreciate.

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I hate to admit it, but my family was on the back burner for a good part of my career. I was so engrossed in what I was doing that I took my VCR home, ate dinner, went to my room and watched five games. Four days after the Pro Bowl, I'd be at the gym. But I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Football was my way out.

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Growing up in Charlestown, we didn't have money, but we weren't poor either.

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Teams are often times a reflection of their coach both on the field and in the media.

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People are nice in Seattle.

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