Howie Long Quotes

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Howie Long

Profession : Football Player

Birth : January 6, 1960

I'm far more nervous watching my kids play than when I played myself.

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I never thought about money when I was playing.

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When I played, I thought I was one of the 10 baddest guys in the world and should change for work in a phone booth. You need to think that way.

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The week of the Super Bowl takes on a carnival atmosphere. There are so many media commitments. There are so many NFL commitments, buses being shuttled from here to there. You are practicing at unfamiliar places. You are asked to do things that are outside of the norm of your typical game week.

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At the end of the day, it is not about money. It is not about cars. It is about legacy and it is about rings.

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Philadelphia is a football town. Boston is a baseball town.

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Do I miss the players? Do I miss the smell of the stadiums? Do I miss the adrenaline that comes from being there? I miss that a lot.

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I'm a Catholic.

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I went to Villanova.

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Some guys, when they retire, they say they're doing it to spend more time with their family and then they do five other things.

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I really did retire to spend more time with my boys.

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For me, coaching in the NFL doesn't fit. I coach high-school football, so I get my fix.

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It's important for kids to realize nothing is given to you.

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The identity of the Raiders was linked to Oakland, and the identity of Oakland was linked to the Raiders. They're synonymous. It's one and the same.

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I'm never one to question people's courage.

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I got a concussion on the final play of a game, and I don't remember leaving the field. No one helped me off the field. Apparently I was on my feet and I just followed the crowd of players into the locker room. I don't know where I was or what I did for 10 minutes.

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I come hard every play.

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I had a mental block. I didn't think I could be successful at right end.

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I'd never carried on a conversation with a black until college.

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