Posted 08.31.14 — "A quarterback doesn't come into his own until he can tell the coach to go to hell." — Johnny Unitas, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.30.14 — "College football is an ugly business." — Mike Tomco, college football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.29.14 — "I've been called a racist, a drunk and a quitter. Other than that, I'm fine." — Kerry Collins, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.28.14 — "Once my swing starts, I can't change or pull up. It's all or nothing." — Babe Ruth, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.27.14 — "If one's reputation is a possession, then of all of my possessions, my reputation means the most to me." — Arthur Ashe, tennis player, in Days of Grace [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.26.14 — "Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run." — Vince Lombardi, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.25.14 — "A perfect pitcher is an impossible concept, as long as major league hitters remain capable of hitting perfect pitches." — Bob Gibson, pitcher [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.24.14 — "Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors." — Frank Gifford, football player and broadcaster [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.23.14 — "I have the job I want. I am not looking for a job. What I'm looking for is a tall player that can play." — Mike Jarvis, basketball coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.22.14 — "When you're as great as I am, it's hard to be humble." — Muhammad Ali, boxer [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.21.14 — "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." — Unnamed senior basketball player, University of Pittsburgh [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.20.14 — "Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree." — Joe Dugan, baseball player, on George Herman "Babe" Ruth, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.19.14 — "I look at a golf course as a huge waste of pastureland." — Karl Malone, basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.18.14 — "If you want to be a great hitter, don't go to the movies. It ruins your eyes." — Rogers Hornsby, baseball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.17.14 — "He'd knock you down just for having bad breath." — Joe Garagiola, baseball player and broadcaster, on pitcher Bob Gibson [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.16.14 — "I never want to score. Never. I want to rebound." — Dennis Rodman, basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.15.14 — "Luck means a lot in football. Not having a quarterback is bad luck." — Don Shula, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.14.14 — "Football is the quintessential American sport: lots of violence punctuated by committee meetings." — George Will, political analyst and baseball aficionado [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.13.14 — "Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment." — Heywood Hale Broun, sportswriter [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.12.14 — "One man practicing sportsmanship is better than a hundred teaching it." — Knute Rockne, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.11.14 — "Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport." — Vince Lombardi, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.10.14 — "If a survey was taken, I think you'd find more injuries happen to a quarterback while standing in the pocket than by taking off with a ball." — Steve Grogan, football player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.09.14 — "Character will only take you so far. You've got to have talent." — Karl Malone, basketball player [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.08.14 — "We avoided guys who could play the piano." — Paul Brown, NFL coach and team owner, noting one of the principles he followed in making draft selections [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.07.14 — "Coaching is teaching. Some coaches try to make what they do sound mysterious and complicated when it's not... to be a good coach, you have to be a good teacher." — John Madden, football coach and broadcaster [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.06.14 — "I'd rather get Gatorade poured on me than bust my butt selling it." — Bill Parcells, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.05.14 — "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." — Vince Lombardi, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.04.14 — "I miss football so much — heck, I even miss the interceptions." — Archie Manning, retired NFL quarterback [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.03.14 — "Any time your defense gives up more points than a basketball team, you're in trouble." — Lou Holtz, football coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.02.14 — "The will to win is grossly overstated. The will to prepare is far more important." — Bobby Knight, basketball coach [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]

Posted 08.01.14 — "Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear." — John Madden, football coach and broadcaster [The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations]