Football Player

The world is not going to come to an end because I'm not going to play football anymore.

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

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

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

Playing on the same team with Sid Luckman and Bulldog Turner and against people like Sammy Baugh, those were nostalgic days for me.

We did all the strategy right on the field. Today, the coaches call all the plays, so all the quarterbacks have to do is perform. They are more or less programmed.

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

Halas was a great coach, but the only problem I had with him, the problem all the players had with him, was that we didn't get paid very much.

I sat on the bench and then came in and made a pass or two.

I always considered myself a student of the game of football.

Things never change in football, it's still blocking and tackling and execution, and having an experienced quarterback who is patient enough to take what the defense gives him.

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

Winning is the name of the game - any game.

I knew I would be cut one day. But I never thought I would retire.

I talk common sense.

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.

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

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.

I learned a long time ago that you only have a few friends in this world - your wife and family and a very few friends.

I've got to watch what I eat. Seems like if I even look hard at food I gain weight.